Borage Star

by Kathy Bassett

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Borage Star

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Kathy Bassett

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If you have ever planted borage in your garden, you can see the benefits to the bees! Perfect food for them, and a lovely addition of color and interest if used in borders. We let as many grow as we can - they are very hardy and will reseed themselves in spring, which is a fair amount of little borage plants to weed out, but the ones you leave behind will bring bees and extra good vibrations to all of your gardening endeavors!! Love the borage.!
It grows to a height of 60�100 cm (2.0�3.3 ft), and is bristly or hairy all over the stems and leaves; the leaves are alternate, simple, and 5�15 cm (2.0�5.9 in) long. The flowers are complete, perfect with five narrow, triangular-pointed petals. Flowers are most often blue in color, although pink flowers are sometimes observed. White flowered types are also cultivated. The blue flower is genetically dominant over the white flower.[1] The flowers arise along scorpioid cymes to form large floral displays with multiple flowers blooming simultaneously, suggesting that borage has a high degree of geitonogamy (intra-plant pollination). It has an indeterminate growth habit which may lead to prolific spreading. In temperate climate such as in the UK, its flowering season is relatively long, from June to September. In milder climates, borage will bloom continuously for most of the year.

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September 28th, 2013

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