B. officinalis is a successful escape in the British Isles flowering in summer but here in the warm Mediterranean climate it is one of the commonest roadside plants adding a splash of blue amongst the many yellow composites in early spring.

Roadside outside Mgarr, Gozo, 20th March 2005

Added on January 2nd 2006, updated 4th November 2008, updated 5th March 2010