Family:

Boraginaceae

Habitat:

Ruderal meadow

Growth habit:

krough

Plant size:

up to 60 cm

Flower colour:

rred, later blue or white

Flowering time

June/July

Leaf characteristics:

rhairy, tongue-shaped, lower elliptical and stalked, upper ovate-oblong, stem-embracing

Flower characteristics:

flat, 5-lobed, pre-male campanulate with scattered cones, united into loose, few-flowered whorls

Fruits:

zfall into black, 7 - 10 mm long clusters

Special features:

The cucumber flavour of borage makes it particularly valued as a culinary herb. It is also sown as a bee pasture because of its nectar richness.