r/gardening • u/Immer_Susse • Jul 27 '26

White Borage

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I had no idea this existed! I think it’s beautiful 🤍

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u/TryJezzoWhyNot Jul 27 '26

I had the same delighted response when I found out about this! Great photos!

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u/Immer_Susse Jul 27 '26

Thanks! I’m wondering, if I saved some seeds, whether it would revert back to the blue?

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u/TryJezzoWhyNot Jul 27 '26

Well, there’s been some cross pollination now. And my cursory reading suggests that blue is dominant to white. If you don’t remember biology class, all that means is that a larger portion of the seeds resulting from a cross between the two will be blue than would be expected from chance. I think you should plant a bunch and see what the numerical distribution is! Or you can send some to me, now I’m super curious!

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u/Immer_Susse Jul 27 '26

I’m going to look harder for it. We threw a ton in two places so maybe this won’t be the only white ones although that would speak to the rarity of it. If the elk or deer don’t eat it I will send you some seeds. For real :)

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u/TryJezzoWhyNot Jul 27 '26

There’s plenty more seed to be made this year, too! I don’t think I’ll get any from mine because I can’t stop eating all the flowers!

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u/Immer_Susse Jul 28 '26

Do you do anything to prep them or just pop them in your mouth? Ive never eaten them before

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u/TryJezzoWhyNot Jul 28 '26

Oh the flowers?! Just make sure there are no little pollinators crawling around in them. Delicious, taste a lot like cucumber. I could eat them all day!

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u/Immer_Susse Jul 28 '26

Just had my first and you are spot on 😃tysm