Borage -
(Borago officinalis)
Annual Plants
Other Common Names: Burrage, Starflower, Tailwort
Family: Boraginaceae Genus: Borago Species: officinalis
 
Maple Tree
Planted · 8 years ago
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Plant Type: Annual Bedding, Herb Sun Exposure: Full / Mostly Sun, Morning Sun / Evening Shade, Morning Shade / Evening Sun Soil Drainage: Well Drained Level of Care: Low Growth Rates: Fast Flower Color: Blue Attracts: Butterflies, Visual Attention, Wildlife Foliage Color: Dark Green Average Height: 1' to 2', 2' to 3' Average Width: 1' to 2' Fragrances: None Season of Color: Early Summer Blooms, Summer Blooms Resistant To: Deer Resistant, Disease, Drought, Heat, Insect Landscape Uses: Annual Flower Bed, Containers / Planters, Outdoor Living Areas, Woodland Border Growth Habits: Bushy, Mounding, Upright Theme Gardens: Herb, Vegetable Culinary Usages: Garnish, Salads / Sandwiches Loading Plant Attributes
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Borage is beneficial to almost everything it is planted near, especially strawberries, cucumbers, gourds, tomatoes, and cabbage. It attracts predatory insects and honeybees while repelling many insect pests. Borage is known as the "magic bullet of companion plants". It supposedly confuses the search image of the mother moths of tomato hornworms or manduca looking for a place to lay their eggs. Some claim that it improves tomato growth and makes them taste better but this remains unsubstantiated.
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