Borage Seed
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Borage Seed

Borago officinalis

Flowers and seeds have a delicate cucumber flavour - perfect in salads or pop a flower or two into your Pimms! In the alternative, steep flowers in boiling water to make a wonderfully restorative tea.

Very showy blue flowers that attract bees and butterflies.

Whilst the flowers and seeds of Borage are safe for human consumption, recent research has indicated that the leaves and stems contain compounds that may cause liver damage - so the eating of Borage leaves and stems should be avoided. We must reiterate that the flowers and seed of Borage are safe for internal consumption.

Supplied as a packet of approximately 40 seeds.

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How To Grow Borage

Whilst you can sow directly in shallow drills in the ground when soil temperature is around 55°f - 60°f (15°C) better results are achieved by sowing directly in pots or seed trays in good seed compost.
Keep out of strong sun light until they have germinated and produced true leaves.
Plant out or pot on when the seedlings are large enough to handle.