Borage facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Borage |
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| Borage flower | |
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(unplaced)
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Borago
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B. officinalis
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| Borago officinalis |
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Borage, also known as starflower, is an annual herb. The flowers are perfect with five narrow, triangular-pointed petals. Flowers are most often blue in color, although pink flowers are sometimes examined. White flowered types are also grown.
Cooking
As a fresh vegetable, borage, with a cucumber like taste, is often used in salads or as a garnish. The flower, which has the non-toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloid thesinine, has a sweet honey-like taste and as one of the few truly blue-colored eatable things, is often used to decorate dessert.
Images for kids
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B. officinalis
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A white-flower cultivar
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Two blossoms - the younger one is pink, the older blue.
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In Aragonese cuisine, borage boiled and sautéed with garlic is served with potatoes.
See also
In Spanish: Borago officinalis para niños
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