{"product_id":"borage-flower-mix","title":"Borage 'Blue and White Mix' Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBorage is about the easiest edible flower you can sow, and this mix gives you the classic sky-blue stars alongside a white-flowered form.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eBorago officinalis\u003c\/em\u003e makes a bushy, bristly plant with nodding clusters of five-pointed flowers and young leaves that taste faintly of cucumber. Float the flowers in a jug of Pimm's or lemonade, freeze them in ice cubes or scatter them over salads and cakes. Bees work the flowers all day, which makes borage a good neighbour for tomatoes, strawberries and cucumbers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSowing and growing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSow outdoors where it is to flower from April to June, or start in pots under cover in March.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSow 2 to 3 cm deep and thin seedlings to about 25 cm apart.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGermination takes 7 to 15 days.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull sun or light shade, in well-drained soil. Skip the fertiliser: rich soil gives leaves at the expense of flowers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrows to about 60 cm tall and 30 cm wide, and fits a 30 cm pot.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlowers June to September. Pick flowers just as they open, in the cool of the morning, and deadhead to keep them coming.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardy annual that self-seeds freely, so one sowing often returns year after year.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you receive:\u003c\/strong\u003e a packet of about 50 seeds from Piccolo Seeds, with growing instructions on the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse our full range of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/seeds\"\u003eflower, herb and vegetable seeds\u003c\/a\u003e, or pair borage with more \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/plants-for-pollinators\"\u003eplants for pollinators\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/summer-flowering-plants\"\u003esummer-flowering plants\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Piccolo Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58915717775743,"sku":"PS1006","price":2.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/91f08242c6ade8ddae4861296e4fe54b63febc966f4a350336c89fd900d48805.jpg?v=1792743763","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/borage-flower-mix","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}