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White Borage in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Borago officinalis var. 'Alba'

 

White Borage

A large, multi stemmed plant with the oval leaves, that are hairy, often laying on the soil. The flower clusters are a bright blue of triangle petals and are borne on branched stems. Borago officinalis var. 'Alba' is a white-flowered cultivar

 
plant Features
  • White Borage likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • White Borage likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • White Borage is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • White Borage likes moist and fertile

    Moist and fertile

 
plant information

Common name

White Borage

Latin name

Borago officinalis var. 'Alba'

type

Herb

family

Boraginaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    White Borage likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    White Borage is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    White Borage likes moist and fertile

    Moist and fertile

  • Water

    White Borage likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown White Borage is 0.50meters x 1.00meters 0.50 M 1.00 M

Borago officinalis var. 'Alba'

A large, multi stemmed plant with the oval leaves, that are hairy, often laying on the soil. The flower clusters are a bright blue of triangle petals and are borne on branched stems. Borago officinalis var. 'Alba' is a white-flowered cultivar


Flowering Season

From Early Summer TO Mid Summer

Has upright stems carrying clusters of bright blue star shaped flowers in summer.

 

Planting Season

From Mid Spring TO Late Spring

Plant container grown plants in late Spring.

 

Propagation by seed

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Seed can be sown under glass in early spring for planting out later

 
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