WILD FLOWERS 035
Borago officinalis
Borage
Her gentlest grace is in that lowered head – Like night stars reflected on earth.
| Series | Wild Flowers of Malta |
| Encounter | 13 Dec 2025 · Triq Osbert Chadwick, Rabat, Malta |
| Created | 2026 |
| Medium | Digital painting |
| Dimensions | Adjustable |
About the Plant
Known locally as Fidloqqom, this indigenous annual is common beside field walls and on uncultivated land in Malta. Its nodding, star-shaped blue flowers bloom mainly in winter and early spring.
* Botanical information referenced from Stephen Mifsud’s Online Flora of the Maltese Islands ( MaltaWildPlants.com ).
Available as a signed archival pigment print