Borraginacées • Borago officinalis

Borage (Organic)

"A generous blue star, a faithful ally of the gardener and pollinators."

$4.49

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Native to the Mediterranean basin, borage (Borago officinalis) has long been a prized companion plant, valued for both its beauty and its traditional culinary and medicinal uses. Its star-shaped blue flowers attract bees, creating a vibrant display in the heart of the garden, hence its nickname, "the star of the garden."

In the garden, its hardiness and bushy habit make it a valuable ally for enriching biodiversity while offering edible foliage and flowers with a slightly briny fragrance. Its flowering period extends from spring to late summer, bringing color and life to mass plantings or borders. Borage, a faithful companion, integrates naturally into a garden that provides sustenance and respects ecological balance.

  • Growing climate: Temperate to warm climate
  • Sowing difficulty level: Easy
  • Care required: Occasional

Note: Drought tolerant once established.

Borage is a plant with ancient uses, deeply rooted in European culinary traditions. Its young leaves, with a delicate, cucumber-like flavor, have been consumed since antiquity in salads, soups, and stews. As for its bright blue flowers, they have long been used to flavor and decorate food and drinks.

In the Middle Ages, borage was one of the easiest vegetables to grow in peasant gardens. Hardy and requiring little care, it was a valuable ally for adding fresh greens or edible flowers to the table. Peasant women regularly used it to enrich soups, season meats, or flavor refreshing drinks.

Even today, borage is valued for its culinary versatility, its generous flowering, and its ability to attract a host of pollinators, making it a useful and vibrant plant in any edible garden.

Borage (Organic)

Borage (Organic)

$4.49

$4.49

écoumene seeding advice

Seeding type

Outdoor seeding

Germination time

7-20 days

Germination temperature

5° to 22° Celsius

Sowing depth

Sow seeds at a depth of 1 cm

Transplantation

Difficult Transplantation

Technical

Broadcast seeding

Growing conditions

Number of days to maturity

Harvest at ± 50 days

Hardiness zone

Zone-3b

Distance between plants

30 cm

Distance between rows

45 cm

Optimal brightness

Sun plant that tolerates light shade

Soil texture

Light (sandy) soil

Soil moisture

Cool, well-drained soil

Soil fertility

Plant not very demanding in bacteria-dominant compost

optimal soil pH

Low acidic pH

Average plant height

75 cm

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