Growing Borage, also Burrage, Bugloss

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16 Apr 16 Purnima Sen (Canada - Zone 5a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Can I grow this plant in a pot in balcony.?I live in a condo unit.
12 May 21 Celeste Archer (Canada - Zone 7a Mild Temperate climate)
I grow borage - since the bees love it. I have grown it in containers, no problem - it seems to grow everywhere. I have also noticed they tend to like potassium, moisture and rich soil. I have also grown them in various locations in my garden; they grow everywhere but I do notice a difference in size based on soil quality, light and moisture -- but again, they do grow just about everywhere..... I've yet to plant in a spot where it did not grow. This is a great plant for bees and the humming birds love it. When I lived in Burnaby, B.C., in an apartment on the third floor -- I had borage in containers, and all of a sudden humming birds appeared. Also, my third floor apartment balcony received minimal direct sunlight; it would be what I call BRIGHT shade (reflect from other apartment building windows) and the borage did well, in containers, in a compost and soil mixture.

Can I grow this plant in a pot in balcony.?I live in a condo unit.

- Purnima Sen

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