About Borage

What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Herbs

Origin

Europe

Types

Number of Varieties

Rank: 97 (Overall)

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Habitat

Pastures, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

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Minimum Width

30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Thorns

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1% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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37% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune regularly, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

fertilize in growing season

Pests and Diseases

Japanese Beetles

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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9% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

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17% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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63% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

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42% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

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69% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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63% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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71% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

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1% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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13% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Invasive

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9% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

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72% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Bees

Allergy

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

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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91% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

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48% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BORAGO officinalis

Common Name

Borage, starflower

In Hindi

Borage

In German

Borretsch

In French

Bourrache

In Spanish

borraja

In Greek

Borage

In Portuguese

Borragem

In Polish

Ogórecznik

In Latin

borage

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Boraginaceae

Genus

Borago

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

150

Rank: 85 (Overall)

1 27800

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Properties of Borage

Want to know the properties of Borage? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Borage is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are belching, bloating, Diarrhea, Digestive Problems, gas, gastro-intestinal problems, Headache and Nausea. Borage Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Demulcent, Diuretic, Emollient, Fever, Kidney problems and Pulmonary afflictions

Part of plant used: Flowers, Leaves and Seeds

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Borage Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Borage. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Borage physical information is as follows: 45.70 cm tall and 30.50 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Oval. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Blue

Leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Borage

Taking Borage Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Borage include pruning, which should be done Prune regularly and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Borage

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Borage is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Borage is a very important plant from List of Herbs. There are 15 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: -. This plant's habitat is Pastures and Woodlands and it comes in the hardiness zone . If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.