Native to Europe, the Ural Mountains and Siberia.
Tongue bears bright blue, tubular flowers from summer to frost.
The leaves were used in old English herbalism as a tea, used for treating the bites of poisonous snakes and for driving out poisons from the blood. Like Borage, the tea is used to strengthen the heart and give courage. Press into surface of garden bed in the spring or early summer, or use a flat or pot. Space plants 2 feet apart. Flowers to 2 to 3 feet.