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Borage
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Common Name:
Borage
Scientific Name:
Borago officinalis |
Taste and Aroma
Borage has a light cucumber flavor. |
General Description
Borage, is a gangly, airy plant growing up to about 2 1/2' high and about 2' wide. The leaves are wrinkled, long ovals, covered with prickly little hairs. The leaves are in clumps at the base. The flower clusters sit atop long hollow prickly stems which come out of the leave base. The flowers themselves droop, as if in need of water. All in all, borage sounds like an unattractive weed. Until you come to the flower itself. The heat of summer brings it out and abruptly this ugly duckling plant is covered with the most vibrant, star-shaped blue flowers.
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Growing
This wonderful, diverse plant is easy to grow. In fact, the hard part is keeping it under control in your garden; it self seeds very easily. To plant borage, just find a sunny spot in the garden and cluster the plants or seeds, since they tend to get leggy. The leaves are rather scruffy looking so I tend to plant the borage towards the back, with other plants camouflaging the lower parts, leaving the blossoms to take center stage. Borage is considered a hardy annual, sometimes surviving over the winter in the most temperate of regions. It thrives in bright sunlight, poor to moderate soil, and little water, thus making it a good choice for a drought resistant garden. Borage can also be grown in pots, as well as indoors. The key to a brilliant display of blossoms is plenty of heat and sunshine.
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