Borage

Borage is a striking herb, featuring brightly purple-blue star-shaped flowers! This decorative annual herb originates from the Mediterranean where it has multipurpose use as an herb or vegetable, and use in traditional medicine, tea, garnish, oils, and in cocktails. The edible flowers have a unique honey-like taste while the edible leaves taste like cucumber. Borage is self-seeding and grows heartily across Europe. It's leaves can be seen in European and Middle Eastern soups, sauces, pasta fillings, salads, desserts, and beverages. Borage can bloom continuously throughout the year in milder climates and attract bees with its nectar-rich blooms along the way.  Also Known As: Starflower, Blue Borage, Beebread, Beeplant, Burrage, Bugloss, Borragine, Cool Tankard, Ox's Tongue, Tailwort, Common Borage, Echium, Gol, Cow's Tongue Flower, Gavzaban. Plant Name: Borage Latin Name: Borago officinalis Days to Germinate: 7-14 Days to Bloom: 65 Plant Height: 2 - 3 Feet Spread