Beautiful Borage in full bloom.
By Kate123
7 Jul, 2023
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Last time I passed here it was just starting to flower. One of my chaps who lives near this field said he drove past recently and there was a lady in the middle posing to have her pic taken. He said he half expected it to be me!!!!
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Haha😁!!! I was tempted, but I was in uniform, not a summer floaty frock, Ange!!!
8 Jul, 2023
Never seen a field of Borage before, Kate. I thought it was lavender from the small photo.
8 Jul, 2023
It is gorgeous, such a beautiful colour..
8 Jul, 2023
Why is Borage grown en mass?
8 Jul, 2023
Siris, I wondered that too and thought perhaps it was Flax or Linseed. Farmers around the South Downs sometimes grow that.
9 Jul, 2023
There are many Borage fields here in Yorkshire and over in Lincolnshire.
Its grown for its oil to add to food(supplements), cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
9 Jul, 2023
Kate, I really had no idea Borage had so many uses! What a versatile plant it is ... :o)
9 Jul, 2023
I wasn’t aware either, Shirley, until one of my patients told me! ☺️
9 Jul, 2023
Thank you, I looked it up as I didnt think of oil extraction.
9 Jul, 2023
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What else?
See who else is growing Borago officinalis (Borage).
See who else has plants in genus Borago.
Was it you??
7 Jul, 2023