Monday, April 6, 2009

Borage


In spring, nodding clusters of intense blue star-shaped flowers with 5 triangular, pointed petals decorate the branch tBoldips of this annual herb. Borage leaves and stems are covered with bristly hairs and the flowers attract bees. The plant has various culinary and medicinal uses, and an oil is extracted from its seeds. Grows in borders of cultivated land, orchards and citrus groves, roadsides and uncultivated fields and pastures.

Scientific name: Borago officinalis
Italian common name: Borragine
English common name: Borage

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