Forget-me-not / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Field forget-me-not is a herbaceous annual to short lived perennial flowering plant in the Borage family. It was introduced to Britain in ancient times and now found throughout the British Isles. It’s the most common of around ten related species commonly…
Tag: Boraginaceae
Borage / Spring / Summer / Edible A common annual, flowering plant. The leaves, stems and flowers are all edible. Common Names Borage, Star Flower, Herb of Courage. Botanical Name Borago Officinalis Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order – Boraginales Family – Boraginaceae Physical Characteristics for Borage Leaves When mature…
Comfrey / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Common Names Comfrey, True comfrey, Quaker comfrey, cultivated comfrey, boneset, knitbone, consound, slippery-root. Botanical Name Symphytum officinale Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Boraginales Family – Boraginaceae Physical Characteristics for Borage Symphytum officinale is a perennial growing to 1.2 m (4ft) by…