Best Flowers for the Vegetable Garden

Best Flowers for the Vegetable Garden

Borage has many uses in the kitchen and as a medicinal herb

It is a great source of vitamin C and contains essential oils that have been used to help ease the pain of menstrual cramps. It is also a good source of fiber.

The leaves are used for tea. The flowers are edible and can be added to salads.

Pot Marigold  Pulmonaria is a genus of about 300 species of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. Some species are known as lungworts or lungworts, due to the resemblance of the leaves to lungs.

Cosmo I love this plant. It’s easy to grow, and it makes a great cut flower for your vase.

Lavender  A wonderful perennial that grows to about 30 cm tall, lavender has been used for thousands of years as a medicinal herb.

Marigold  Marigolds are very easy to grow from seed. You can start them indoors in February or March, and then transplant outside in May.

Nasturtium  There are several varieties of nasturtiums, but the common garden variety is Tropaeolum majus. They are grown for their edible flowers, and the leaves can be used in salads.

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