Borago pygmaea
(Bell-flowered Borage)

Family - Boraginaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Corsica, Sardinia
Year of Introduction - 1813
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H5
Height - 15 cm or more
Width - up to 60cm
Location - The Wedding Ring Border

Description: A herbaceous Perennial with a branching and spreading habit. Mid to dark green leaves are ovate to oblong in shape and covered in coarse, bristly hairs. Nodding sky blue flowers are small and bell-shaped, each with a subtle white blotch at the base. The Blooms are held in lax Cymes and are produced abundantly from early summer into autumn. The Blooms are attractive to pollinating insects.

Synonym - Borago laxiflora

Additional common names - Dwarf Borage, Slender Borage

Flower:

Nodding sky blue flowers are small and bell-shaped, each with a subtle white blotch at the base. The blooms are held in cymes and produced from June into September, possibly longer.

Flower colour: Blue

Flower shape: Bell-shaped flowers in cymes

Flowering time: June, July, August, September

Foliage:

Mid to dark green leaves are ovate to oblong in shape and have Dentate margins. The leaves are covered in small bumps and coarse hairs. The leaves are held mostly in basal rosettes with fewer leaves Alternately arranged up the stems.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Ovate to oblong

Propagation:

Division, seed.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun to partial shade in moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.