Borage Flower

A beautiful blue bloom is edible, medicinal & loveable. Borage's grey-green foliage is festooned with small, bright blue flowers, which can be used to decorate cakes, salads, & drinks. It also has medicinal properties & attracts beneficial insects with its blue-hued blooms! Culinary Uses:  Stems can be used as you would celery. The star shaped flowers of borage are great as a garnish or tossed in a salad. The leaves and stems enhance poultry, fish, cheese, most vegetables, salads, pickles and salad dressings. The candied flowers are used to decorate candies and cakes. Herbalism Uses:  Borage flower and leaves are used for fever, cough, and depression. Borage is also used for a hormone problem called adrenal insufficiency, for "blood purification," to increase urine flow, to prevent inflammation of the lungs, as a sedative, and to promote sweating. Art pack, 100 seeds. 7-14 days to germination. 50 days to maturity. *Organic, Open-Pollinated, Non-GMO About Hudson Valley S