trefle.io · Taken May 20, 2021 by Darren Giddins (cc-by-sa)
Boraginaceae
Changing forget-me-not
Myosotis discolor
Also known as Myosotis discolor, Variable forget-me-not, Shifting forget-me-not
Native Plants · Forget-Me-Not · Wildflower · Cottage Garden · Color-Changing Flowers · Myosotis · Pollinator Plant · Meadow · Annual Border · Blue Flowers · Self-Seeding
The changing forget-me-not is a charming small wildflower whose tiny blooms shift color from yellow to white to blue as they mature, making it a delightful addition to meadow plantings or cottage garden edges. It prefers well-drained soil in a sunny to partly shaded spot and requires little care once established. Deadhead spent flowers to extend the blooming season and prevent excessive self-seeding.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly to keep soil evenly moist but not waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–5.5
- Temperature
- -25°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Argentina South, Arkansas, Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Chile South, Colombia, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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