Borago Borago Borago, or borage, is a genus of five species of herbs native to the Mediterranean, with one species, "Borago officinalis" cultivated and naturalized throughout the world. "Borago officinalis" is used medicinally, in companion planting, in cooking and as an oilseed. Cooked stalks are sometimes eaten as a vegetable. The large, hairy leaves taste mildly of cucumber, and star-shaped purple-blue flower are prized for their flavour. The leaves are often added to teas and salads, and the flowers have been added to wine (Borage has had a reputation to give one courage since Roman times). The flowers are highly attractive
Don Flowers Hearst of King Features Syndicate wanted the feature and offered Flowers double what he earned at AP. However, AP held the rights, so Flowers simply renamed his panel "Glamor Girls" and signed on with King Features. "Oh, Diana!" was continued by Bill Champs and Phil Berube after Flowers left AP for King Features in 1945. Virginia Clark was drawing "Oh, Diana!" in 1947. "Modest Maidens", was taken over by AP staff artist Jay Alan. At its peak, "Glamor Girls" ran in 300 newspapers. Flowers continued to draw the "Glamor Girls" daily and Sunday panels until his 1968 death from emphysema.