Borage is a medicinal herb with edible leaves and flowers. It's hardy, versatile and you can even apply its seed oils as a topical treatment for eczema.
In many gardens, borage and sunflowers share the honour of being bee hot-spots. It's not only a favourite plant of the honey bees, but also bumble bees and small, native bees.
(also known as starflower, bee bush, bee bread, and bugloss)
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Bloom Season |
Spring / Summer |
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Colour |
Blueish purple |
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Light |
Full sun - Part sun |
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Spacing |
45-60cm (18-24'') |
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Spread |
25-45cm (10-18'') |
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Height |
30- 90cm (12-36'') |
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Hardiness Zone |
2-11 |
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Attributes |
Hardy, attracts bees, |