Borage (Borago officinalis) organic seeds

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Borage (Borago officinalis) organic seeds

Fresh, the leaves are a typical spice for cucumber salad, curd, and cream cheese preparations as well as a fixed component of the 'Frankfurt Green Sauce'.
Contents: Approx. 50 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

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GTIN: 4251420500182

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Borage is a blue flowering spice and medicinal herb with a cucumber-like flavor. The plant will often spread its seeds by itself and is very striking looking, with its bright little blue star-shaped flowers and the hirsute leaves, stems and buds. With about 70 cm height, borage is hard to overlook.

The plant is native to the Mediterranean and was made its way to Central Europe already in the late Middle Ages. The leaves carry the cucumber-like taste and can be used chopped as seasoning for salad or soups. The mild-tasting flowers fit extremely well in cucumber salad or as a decoration for desserts, cakes, salads and vegetable dishes.

Borage is also known as a medicinal herb in folk medicine. Because of the high proportion of pyrrolizidine alkaloids, however, it has to be used with caution and in small quantities. On top of that, some people are allergic to the bristly hairs of the plant.

Plant description

Species:	Boraginaceae
Root system:	Heart roots
Flower colour:	Blue White
Lifecycle:	Annual
Flowering months:	May June July August September

Growing advice

Sowing depth:	1 cm
Planting distance:	30 cm
Sunlight:	Full sun
Germination time:	1-2 weeks
Water requirement:	Medium
Germination temperature:	18-24° C
When to sow outdoors:	April May June

Borage can be sown from April to June directly outdoors. The plant prefers sunny locations with well drained but moist soils, since drought and relocation are its biggest enemies. Sow 1-2 cm deep, as it does not need light to germinate, cover well with soil and keep a planting distance of 7-10 cm. All things considered, borage is a very uncomplicated herb.

Other names

Botanical name:	Borago officinalis, B. advena, B. aspera, B. hortensis
German names:	Borretsch, Augenzier, Gurkenkraut, Kukumerkraut, Herzblümlein, Blauhimmelstern, Herzfreude, Liebäuglein, Wohlgemutsblume
English names:	Starflower, Beebread, Bugloss, Burrage
Spanish names:	Aborraja, Alcohelo, Argabazo, Borracha, Borrachera, Borrachuela, Borraga, Borraina, Borraja Fina, Borraxa, Buglosa Vulgar, Burraja, Corrago, Flores Cordiales, Forrajas, Lengua de Buey

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Nicht alle Pflanzen waren von derselbe Qualität. Gute Keimung, habe sie umgetopft, die meiste sind einige Zentimeter groß geblieben (und haben geblüht). Nur eine ist 60 Zentimer große geworden.

Bertram , 23.10.2020

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