: a hardy, annual, prickly, European herb (Borago officinalis of the family Boraginaceae, the borage family) with star-shaped blue flowers that is widely naturalized as a weed and has leaves used as remedies in herbal medicine and also as food especially in salads or cooked as a vegetable
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Here, despite the surrounding metropolis, the rhythms of nature are felt through design, cuisine, and what is likely Osaka’s first edible garden at an urban hotel, already growing 20 different herbs—chervil, chamomile, wild strawberries, borage flowers, and six different types of mint.
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Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2025
Aromatic Herbs Certain herbs, like borage and dill, make very good companion plants for cucumbers.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
Flowers that attract both honeybees and bumblebees include borage, salvias, sunflower, milkweed (Asclepius spp.), California native yarrow (Achillea millefolium), and lavender.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 May 2025
Bergamot, for instance, has a zippy citrus scent that can energize, while borage and chamomile calm and soothe.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 20 Apr. 2025
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Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2025
Aromatic Herbs Certain herbs, like borage and dill, make very good companion plants for cucumbers.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
Flowers that attract both honeybees and bumblebees include borage, salvias, sunflower, milkweed (Asclepius spp.), California native yarrow (Achillea millefolium), and lavender.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 May 2025
Bergamot, for instance, has a zippy citrus scent that can energize, while borage and chamomile calm and soothe.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 20 Apr. 2025
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“Borage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/borage. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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