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Identification needed please

sandracrawford56sandracrawford56 Posts: 23
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Any suggestions on what this is please ? came home from holiday to find it growing between paving flags. The bees love it !

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited August 2018
    Looks like Borage ... Borago officinalis

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • sandracrawford56sandracrawford56 Posts: 23
    Thank you Dovefromabove that is definitely what it is. Im going to have to wait til it dies off to uproot it but  I'm going to collect some seeds and plant them in the garden as the bees certainly love it !
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    And of course, you need the flowers for your Pimms  ;)

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    It is a bit of a thug and I think spreads by underground rhizommes, very difficult to get rid of once you've got it so be a bit careful where you plant it.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
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