Herb
Common Borage
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Common borage is the garden-trade name for standard blue-flowered Borago officinalis sold as seed packets and herb-garden plugs. It behaves as a hardy annual with the familiar cucumber leaf note and generous bloom for bees and bartenders alike. Succession sow for continuous young leaves; let a few plants flower for garnish. Common borage is not a refined microgreen—embrace the rustic texture or blanch briefly for soups. Dry flowers poorly; use fresh or freeze in ice cubes.
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Common borage became a named kitchen-garden staple in English manuals.
Seed houses listed common borage among easy annual herbs.
Herb revival catalogs pushed common borage for cottage gardens.
Cocktail culture kept common borage flowers in seasonal demand.