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Blue flowers and young leaves taste of cucumber; both edible. Excellent pollinator plant. Self-seeds prolifically. Good companion for tomatoes and strawberries.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybugs, Parasitic wasps to keep them in check — plant African MarigoldGreat, Belgian EndiveGreat and CalendulaGreat nearby.Water: Low · Height: 60 cm · Soil: Well-draining, poor to average — tolerates dry conditions
Direct-sow Borage outdoors around your last frost date, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 10 days. Grow in full sun, spaced about 45 cm apart. Expect the first blooms in roughly 55 days.
Keep track of the seeds you own.
Echium vulgare
flower
Like Borage, this plant attracts hoverflies for natural pest control
Salvia argentea
flowerThrives in the same full sun, low water conditions as Borage
Phacelia tanacetifolia
flowerAttracts the same hoverflies as Borage, keeping pests in check
Salvia farinacea "Victoria Blue"
flowerThrives in the same full sun, low water conditions as Borage
These three thrive alongside Borage — and alongside each other.
