Borago officinalis | Talewort, Borage, Cool-Tankard | Herb
Borago officinalis belongs to the plant family BORAGINACE and Genus Borago This Herb prefers soil a pH of 07,06 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun to partial shade
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Borago officinalis does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Borago officinalis so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Borago officinalis talewort,borage,cool-tankard is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Potassium
Be careful where you put this because of its invasive tendencies. Borago officinalis needs summer days with high heat. Borage (also known as talewort and cool-tankard) does best in full sun to partial shade.
Opuntia undulata is an Annual which means it lives for 1 year before dying. This plant needs to be regrown for success in the next season.
Borago officinalis is a perennial. Flowers: Borage (locally known in some parts as talewort and cool-tankard) has drooping clusters of 3/4" star-shaped flowers. The flowers are most often a blue color.
Borago officinalis | Talewort, Borage, Cool-Tankard is classed as a flowering plant specimen. The flower's principle colouring is blue. If the flower has other colours these flower accent colors would be described as … . Secondary color or not the flower is described as: drooping clusters of 3/4" star-shaped flowers
Leaves;Flowers of the plant Borago officinalis have a smell of leaves and flowers have cucumber flavor and in terms of a broad classification could be described as … |
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 4' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between 1' and 1' 6"
This plant is will not resist frost and is classed as … Partially hardy
Some suggested culinary uses for this plant are … Cooked. A descriptive flavor or texture charateristic of this plant is … has a distinctive flavor with a hint of cucumber
Leaves … are the edible part(s) of the Feijoa, Pineapple Guava plant
Borago officinalis may be considered an invasive species. This means that the plant can do damage to a country's natural flora and fauna and the plant may even be on a prohibited list that means you cannot plant it in a garden.
It has a distinctive flavor with a hint of cucumber. Borago officinalis is most often used cooked. Borage (sometimes called talewort and cool-tankard) has too many possible beneficial herbal uses to fully enumerate. A few of its uses include: as a demulcent, as an emollient, as a diaphoretic and as a diuretic. See the medicinal properties section for the full list. The aerial parts together with the flowers and the seed oil are considered to be the valuable parts by the herbalist. Aerial parts and flowers may be unsafe when taken internally, seed oil may be OK.
Suggested spacing for this crop to ensure plants next to each other use the space optimally without losing the benefits of sunshine and water needs is 2' in one direction and 2' in the other direction.
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"The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants", Andrew Chevallier, DK Publishing, New York, 1996.
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"Unusual Vegetables: Something New for This Year's Garden", Anne Moyer Halpin, editor, Organic Gardening and Farming, Rodale Press, Emmaus, Pennsylvania, 1978.