Borage is an annual herb notable for its striking blue star-shaped flowers. Its leaves and stems, covered in white hairs, possess a cucumber-like fragrance. Historically, it was regarded as a medicinal herb believed to lift spirits and impart courage. The flowers begin as pink, gradually changing to a cool blue. As an edible flower, the fresh calyxes are removed and scattered over salads, preserved in sugar to decorate cakes, or frozen into ice cubes to float in chilled drinks.
In our garden, it self-seeds and grows here and there each year. As the flowers begin to bloom in March, flower bees are drawn to them. Flower bees are vital for pollinating the fruit trees we grow in the garden, such as plums and blueberries, so the borage flowers serve a useful purpose in this regard too.
ボリジは、青い星形の花が印象的な一年草のハーブです。白い毛に覆われた葉や茎には、キュウリのような香りがあります。古くは、気分を明るくして勇気を与えてくれる薬草と考えられていたそうです。咲き始めの花はピンク色で、しだいに涼しげな青色に変わります。エディブルフラワーとして、フレッシュな花の萼を外してサラダに散らしたり、砂糖漬けにしてケーキを飾ったり、氷に閉じ込めて冷たい飲み物に浮かべたりされています。
私たちの庭では毎年こぼれ種であちこちに育ってきますが、3月には花が咲き始めるのでハナバチたちがこの花に誘われてやってきます。庭で育てている果樹のスモモやブルーベリーなどの受粉のためにハナバチは重要なので、そのためにもボリジの花は役立っています。
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