This plant is appreciated by gardeners, who grow it directly in their gardens and vegetable patches for several reasons:

• First, it scares away slugs .
• Secondly, it is a honey plant , meaning that it produces a very sweet substance that is particularly appreciated by bees . These are very important for gardeners because they allow better pollination of plants , therefore a better yield in the vegetable garden and contribute to safeguarding biodiversity .

White borage , from the Boraginaceae family, is an annual plant. Native to Europe, white borage flowers from June to August . In warm regions , flowering begins at the end of March .