Borago pygmaea syn. B. laxiflora.
Slender Borage
Borage is 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. Pygmy Borage is a low growing spreading variety which produces tendrils of new growth through the growing season.
Contributed by @tiggrx
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and fertile
Common name
Slender Borage
Latin name
Borago pygmaea syn. B. laxiflora.
type
Herb
family
Boraginaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and fertile
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Water
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
1.00 M
0.50 M
Borago pygmaea syn. B. laxiflora.
Borage is 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. Pygmy Borage is a low growing spreading variety which produces tendrils of new growth through the growing season.
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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