Borago officinalis 'Alba'
White borage, White tailwort, White cool tankard, White talewort, Borago officinalis 'Bianca'
Borago Borago
'Alba' _ 'Alba' is a vigorous, erect, branching annual with coarsely hairy, ovate to lance-shaped, dark grey-green leaves and hollow stems bearing branched cymes of star-shaped, white flowers from midsummer into autumn.
Borago officinalis 'Alba' is: Deciduous
Clump-forming, Erect, Branching
White in Summer
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Dark-green in Autumn
Leaf-mining sawflies , Slugs Leaf-mining sawflies , Slugs
Powdery mildew Powdery mildew
Remove faded flower stems or allow to self-seed.
Sow seed in situ or by self-seeding.
Seed
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Borago officinalis 'Alba' (White borage) will reach a height of 0.6m and a spread of 0.45m after 1 year.
Beds and borders, Bees (attract & feed bees), Cottage/Informal, Wildlife
Grow in any well-drained soil in sun or partial shade. Resents transplanting.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Borage works well with other herbs and old fashioned roses.
Borago officinalis 'Alba'
White borage, White tailwort, White cool tankard, White talewort, Borago officinalis 'Bianca'
Borago Borago
'Alba' _ 'Alba' is a vigorous, erect, branching annual with coarsely hairy, ovate to lance-shaped, dark grey-green leaves and hollow stems bearing branched cymes of star-shaped, white flowers from midsummer into autumn.
Deciduous
Clump-forming, Erect, Branching
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White in Summer
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Dark-green in Autumn
Remove faded flower stems or allow to self-seed.
Sow seed in situ or by self-seeding.
Seed
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Borago officinalis 'Alba' (White borage) will reach a height of 0.6m and a spread of 0.45m after 1 year.
Beds and borders, Bees (attract & feed bees), Cottage/Informal, Wildlife
Grow in any well-drained soil in sun or partial shade. Resents transplanting.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6
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Borage works well with other herbs and old fashioned roses.
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