1. Many other plants are commonly known as Bluebells, including the unrelated Virginia Bluebell.

2. The family includes a number of garden ornamentals, such as Heliotropium (), Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebell), Phacelia (scorpion weed), Pulmonaria (), and Myosotis (forget-me-not).Some of the more typical Borages show colour changes of the corolla (the petals, collectively) upon aging, from pink to blue, yellow to pink to blue, or yellow to white; this transformation is caused by