Edible Blue Star-Shaped Flowers with Cucumber-Flavored Leaves
Borage offers fuzzy gray-green leaves with mild cucumber flavor and stunning bright blue star-shaped edible flowers. Use fresh leaves and flowers in salads, beverages, ice cubes, and garnishes.
Key Features
Edible blue star flowers – Stunning bright blue blooms for culinary use
Cucumber-flavored leaves – Mild cucumber taste for salads and drinks
Attracts beneficial insects – Bees and pollinators love the flowers
Self-seeding annual – Returns year after year from seed
Drought tolerant – Once established, tolerates dry conditions
Vigorous growth – 18-30 inches tall and wide
Growing Tips
Plant in full sun to partial shade in well-drained soil after all danger of frost has passed. Space plants 18-24 inches apart. Water regularly until established, then drought tolerant. Allow some flowers to go to seed for self-seeding. Harvest young leaves and flowers as needed throughout the season. Treat as an annual but will self-seed readily.
Container Size: 4" Pot Mature Size: 18-30" tall and wide Light: Full sun to partial shade Water: Low to moderate, drought tolerant once established Hardiness: Annual, self-seeding Special Feature: Edible blue flowers, cucumber flavor, attracts beneficial insects
Pricing & Availability
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