Plant-A-Day 2020 (Day 127) Borago officinalis

Despite its propensity to spread, I’ve always loved borage as a bee plant and a simple herb that adds a carefree spot of color for most of the year. I’ve been growing borage around this garden for over twenty years, mostly around the raised vegetable beds to attract pollinators. One year I grew the white-flowered variety just to have something different. Strangely, most of the seedlings that have come up in the last year are white.

I don’t have any plans for these plants in 2020 other than to enjoy them wherever they volunteer in the garden, and to enjoy the pollinators they attract.