Borage - 100 seeds
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Product information "Borage - 100 seeds"
The plant probably originates from the Mediterranean region and was first cultivated by the Arabs in Spain in the late Middle Ages. Today it is often grown as a culinary herb in gardens and goes very well with cucumbers. It is therefore also popularly known as cucumber herb.
Portion: 100 seeds
Name: Borage - Borago officinalis
Plant family: Roughleaf family - Boraginaceae
Parts of plant used: leaves, flowers
Flowering time: May to September
Collection time: June to August
Location: semi-shady
Soil: loose, well-drained, humus-rich soil
Use: aromatic plant
Hardiness: non-perennial, annual
Ingredients: mucilage, alantoin, alkaloid, pyrrolizidine alkaloids, flavonoids, tannin, tannic acid, saponins
| Features: | Bee forage, Pot culture, edible |
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| Flower color: | blue |
| Flowering: | Jul |
| Harvest time: | May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep |
| Lifetime: | annual |
| Location: | sunny - semi-shady |
| Nutrient requirements: | Weak growers |
| Pot growing: | suitable |
| Sowing time: | Apr, May |
| Winter hardiness: | hardy |
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