Borage Seeds

The bee-friendly herb worth a spot in your garden

Borage (Borago officinalis) is a fast, easygoing annual herb grown for its edible, star-shaped blue flowers and its fuzzy leaves that taste cool and mild, much like cucumber. Plants grow into generous, branching mounds a couple of feet tall and bloom for weeks, drawing bees in droves. It is a classic cottage-garden and companion plant, and once you grow it, borage tends to reseed and return on its own year after year.

How to grow borage from seed

Borage could not be easier to start from seed. Sow borage seeds about a half inch deep in a sunny, well-drained spot after your last frost, then thin the seedlings to give each plant room to branch out. Plants reach roughly 18 to 30 inches tall and begin flowering in about 8 weeks, then bloom right through the season. Borage forms a taproot and dislikes transplanting, so it does best direct-sown where it will grow. For the full step-by-step, see our complete guide to growing borage from seed.

How to use borage

The star flowers are the showpiece. Scatter the edible blue blooms over salads, freeze them into ice cubes, or use them to decorate cakes and summer drinks such as Pimm's. The young leaves have a fresh, cucumber-like taste and can be chopped into salads, yogurt dips, and cold soups. Borage is also traditionally brewed into a gentle herbal tea, and gardeners prize it as a pollinator plant and a companion to tomatoes, squash, and strawberries.

Borage and its cottage-garden cousins

If you love borage, you will enjoy other easygoing, bee-friendly herbs. Try bergamot (bee balm) for more pollinator-magnet blooms, dill for a breezy companion herb, or chamomile for another gentle tea flower. You can explore the full range in our herb seeds collection.

Why buy borage seeds from Organo Republic

Every packet of borage seed we sell is non-GMO, open-pollinated heirloom, and germination tested, so you can sow with confidence. As a U.S.-based licensed seed dealer, we work directly with trusted growers to keep quality high and prices low, and every pack carries a QR code that links straight to free online growing guides. Orders over $49 ship free. Whether you want a single pack of borage or a curated herb collection, you will find dependable, easy-to-grow seed here.