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Borage - Borago officinalis

Also known as the Starflower, this annual exhibits bright blue, star-like flowers throughout summer. The flowers are highly attractive to bees and other pollinators, and a patch of Borage will buzz with the activity of them gathering the valuable pollen and nectar.

4 grams - approx. 200 seeds
£4.75
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Soil Type
Free-draining chalk, clay, loam, sand

Sowing Location
Full sun/partial shade

Germination Time
7 - 10 Days

Plant Height
30 - 90 cm

 

 

 

 

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Borage can be successfully grown on any soil that isn’t waterlogged. It must be sown in the spring when the days become warmer, usually April and May.

 

Choose a site which receives full sun and clear any unwanted vegetation. Lightly cultivate the soil to create a fine tilth, scatter the seeds on the surface gently rake in and firm down. To ensure successful germination, it is important that the seedbed stays moist after sowing. Once the seedlings have emerged watering is not usually required.

 

Flowering normally occurs from June to September, over this time the plants will produce many seeds which will shed to the ground. This allows Borage to spread from year to year; to prevent spreading, deadhead the flowers before they set seed.

Borage appears on the RHS plants for pollinators list due to its prolific nectar production and long flowering period. It is able to replenish its nectaries in a matter of minutes - far quicker than most other flowers. This, coupled with its long flowering period makes it the perfect food source for Honeybees, Red-tailed Bumblebees, Buff-tailed Bumblebees and many other pollinators.

 


Honeybees are particularly attracted to borage and can produce vast honey crops from it, which is why beekeepers will specially take their bees to fields of Borage for the summer season. Learn more at rhs.org.uk/plantsforpollinators