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Borage isn't boring!

comments (0) June 10th, 2010 in blogs

Michelle Gervais, Associate Editor

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Want some true blue for your garden? Borage (Borago officinalis) is an old-fashioned annual herb that many gardeners grow for its edible young leaves and flowers, which taste faintly of cucumber. Its fuzzy texture and hazy blue color are even more compelling, though. It forms a large mound of foliage in a season (up to 2-3 feet tall and wide), and reseeds profusely but not annoyingly. It prefers full sun to partial shade and well-drained soil. The starry flowers can be floated in drinks, added to salads, or frozen into ice cubes for fancy drinks or punch.

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Welcome to the Fine Gardening GARDEN PHOTO OF THE DAY blog!

Every weekday we post a new photo of a great garden, a spectacular plant, a stunning plant combination, or any number of other subjects. Think of it as your morning jolt of green.

Sign up to get new posts delivered to your inbox each morning so you'll always remember to take a look, or subscribe to our RSS feed. We look forward to sharing our garden travels with you.

If you think you have a photo that we should share on the Garden Photo of the day, email us. Send hi-res images to mgervais@taunton.com with GPOD in the subject line. We'll only respond if we plan to use your photo.