Borage

Copper Beech

About Borage and Copper Beech

Borage

Copper Beech

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Herbs

Tree

Origin

Europe

Types

Number of Varieties

1515

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Habitat

Pastures, Woodlands

Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99994-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-4

Sunset Zone

A2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

A3, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.70 cm1,830.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.50 cm1,070.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue

Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Lime Green, Sea Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green

Gold, Copper, Bronze

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Elliptic and Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune regularly, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

fertilize in growing season

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Japanese Beetles

Beech tarcrust

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees

Birds

Allergy

belching, bloating, Diarrhea, Digestive Problems, gas, gastro-intestinal problems, Headache, Nausea

Mildly Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Demulcent, Diuretic, Emollient, Fever, Kidney problems, Pulmonary afflictions

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Bark, Tree trunks

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties

Making chairs to parquetry (flooring) and staircases

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

Feature Plant, Shade Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BORAGO officinalis

Fagus sylvatica

Common Name

Borage, starflower

Copper Beech, European Beech, Purple Beech

In Hindi

Borage

Copper Beech

In German

Borretsch

Copper Beech

In French

Bourrache

Hêtre pourpre

In Spanish

borraja

Copper Beech

In Greek

Borage

Copper Beech

In Portuguese

Borragem

Copper Beech

In Polish

Ogórecznik

Czerwony buk

In Latin

borage

Copper Beech

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Fagales

Family

Boraginaceae

Fagaceae

Genus

Borago

Fagus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

15013

1 27800

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Properties of Borage and Copper Beech

Wondering what are the properties of Borage and Copper Beech? We provide you with everything About Borage and Copper Beech. Borage doesn't have thorns and Copper Beech doesn't have thorns. Also Borage does not have fragrant flowers. Borage has allergic reactions like belching, bloating, Diarrhea, Digestive Problems, gas, gastro-intestinal problems, Headache and Nausea and Copper Beech has allergic reactions like belching, bloating, Diarrhea, Digestive Problems, gas, gastro-intestinal problems, Headache and Nausea. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Borage and Copper Beech and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Borage and Copper Beech

Season and care of Borage and Copper Beech is important to know. While considering everything about Borage and Copper Beech Care, growing season is an essential factor. Borage season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Copper Beech season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Borage is Loam and for Copper Beech is Loam while the PH of soil for Borage is Neutral and for Copper Beech is Acidic, Neutral.

Borage and Copper Beech Physical Information

Borage and Copper Beech physical information is very important for comparison. Borage height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Copper Beech height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,070.00 cm. The color specification of Borage and Copper Beech are as follows:

Borage flower color: Blue
Borage leaf color: Green and Light Green
Copper Beech flower color: Yellow green
Copper Beech leaf color: Lime Green and Sea Green

Care of Borage and Copper Beech

Care of Borage and Copper Beech include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Borage pruning is done Prune regularly and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Copper Beech pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Borage needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Copper Beech needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.