plant description General - height 30-100 cm, hairy with upright, hollow stems Leaves - lance-shaped, may have cream-coloured streaks on leaves Flowers - 5 petal, blue, 1 cm across Fruits - tiny brown-black seeds after flowering parts used leaves, flowers, seeds harvest leaves are gathered in spring and summer as plant flowers and used fresh or dried, flowers are picked as they open and separated from the green part before using fresh, seeds are harvested when ripe, use all ingredients promptly as properties deteriorate rapidly

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