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Borage
Borage is an annual herb native to Syria but naturalised in many parts of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. On the West Coast it self sows everywhere, so beware if you don't want your lawn turning into a patch of starflowers! Plants have large, fuzzy cucumber-scented leaves and vivid blue flowers that attract bees all summer long. Borage is usually grown for the bees and flowers. bit its young leaves can be cooked like spinach or used in salads. Add the starry blue flowers to salads, drinks, berry desserts for zing.
Borage
Large, fuzzy cucumber-scented leaves and vivid blue flowers attract bees all summer long. Usually grown for the bees and flowers, young leaves can be cooked like spinach or used in salads. Also known as the "star flower" because of the arrangement of its petals, the flowers have a light cucumber flavour and will stun with their vivid blue petals. Toss into salads and baby greens, add to avocado prawn vinaigrette, or sprinkle onto cold soups. A dramatic use is to make ice cubes with the petals frozen into them and drop into cold drinks.
The seeds of the borage plant contain oils with the highest concentration (20% to 30%) of the GLA, even higher than Evening Primrose. Altogether a versatile, attractive and useful herb, add starry blue flowers to salads, drinks, berry desserts for zing. Self sows everywhere.