Borage Seeds

Grow Edible Blooms Bees Love from Heirloom, Non-GMO Borage Seeds

Bring a haze of true blue, star-shaped flowers to your garden with our heirloom borage seeds (Borago officinalis). Borage is an easygoing cottage garden herb with a light cucumber flavor and cheerful edible blooms that bees adore, a rewarding, easy plant that quickly earns its place in a family garden.

Who it's for

Ideal for beginners and family gardeners who want a fast, forgiving plant with a big payoff. Borage practically grows itself, its flowers are fun for kids to spot and taste, and it is a favorite of anyone who loves pollinators, herbs, or a pretty, productive border.

Why you'll love growing it

Few plants give back like borage. It sprouts quickly, blooms for weeks, and hums with bees and butterflies all season. The flowers, with their light cucumber flavor, brighten salads, drinks, and desserts, and because borage reseeds itself so freely, one planting often returns on its own year after year.

How & when to plant

Sow your borage seeds directly outdoors after the last spring frost, planting about ¼ to ½ inch deep in full sun to part shade. Borage has a taproot and prefers not to be transplanted, so sow it where it will grow, and thin plants to about 12 to 18 inches apart. Seeds usually germinate in 7 to 14 days. For detailed timing and care, see our complete Borage growing guide.

Growing & care

Borage is wonderfully easy to grow. Give it average soil that drains well and water while young, then let it thrive on its own. Plants grow bushy and 18 to 36 inches tall, so give them room; a spot near tomatoes, squash, or strawberries makes borage a classic companion plant. Leave a few flowers to set seed and it will happily reseed for next year.

Harvest

Snip young leaves and open flowers as they appear; both are best used fresh. Scatter the blue blooms over salads and summer drinks, or freeze them into ice cubes for a garden party touch. Pick regularly to keep plants tidy and blooming.

Benefits & uses

Borage is prized as a culinary and pollinator plant. The young leaves and edible flowers, with their light cucumber flavor, dress up salads, dips, and beverages, while the blooms, full of nectar, draw bees and beneficial insects that help the whole garden. A beautiful, useful addition to any herb bed or edible landscape.

Why Organo Republic

These are heirloom, non-GMO, untreated borage seeds with a high germination rate, packed fresh by a licensed seed dealer based in the USA. Honest seed you can plant with confidence and save from your own plants year after year.

Borage is available in several pack sizes. Choose the size that fits your garden and get growing this season.