Blue blooms attract bees and beneficial insects for a healthy garden ecosystem
Drought-resistant and tough, requiring minimal watering
Reseeds itself easily for easy, low-maintenance planting
Edible leaves and flowers offer culinary and medicinal uses
Grows as an ornamental and for edible harvests
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Borage is about 3 feet tall with a spreading habit. Continuous Noxema-blue blooms attract lots of bees. Tough and drought resistant, it reseeds itself easily. Borage grows as an ornamental as well as for the fuzzy, cucumber-tasting leaves in the spring. This is a great seed to sow during mid-summer for end-of-season blooms for you and the
Plant Height
24-36 in
Spacing
12-18 in apart
Germination Time
5-10 days
Optimum Soil Temperature
65-70°F
Seed Depth
1/4-1/2 in
Light Needs
Full sun
Summarized by Shop
4.6
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Borage is such a nice bee-friendly plant! Park Seed is a favorite seed company of mine!
Seana · 3 days ago
I received my Borage Seeds Friday. I planted some of them in a seed tray today. They look great I will update you when I get them planted in the ground.