Borago officinalis Borage I
This is an introduced plant often grown in country gardens. It produces plenty of flowers and seeds which seem to have 100% germination rates. Once you've grown this plant in your garden the seedlings pop up for years afterwards. Normally I would expect to see this in flower in summer as it is an annual but here, in the shelter of a sea wall, it flowered in early spring.
Borago officinalis has escaped to sites throughout the British Isles with a heavy concentration of records in England and Wales. Records are far fewer in Ireland and Scotland.
Near Pensarn beach, Abergele, North Wales 25th April 2005
Added on 26th April 2005, updated 3rd November 2008, updated 5th March 2010, updated Se3 27th April 2010, updated 11th April 2014