trefle.io · Taken May 27, 2019 by Chris Buel (cc-by-sa)
Boraginaceae
Common forget-me-not
Myosotis arvensis
Also known as Myosotis scorpioides var. arvensis, Scorpion grass, Myosotis scorpioides subsp. arvensis, True forget-me-not
Native Plants · Forget-Me-Not · Blue-Flowers · Annual · Self-Seeding · Woodland · Cottage-Garden · Cool-Season · Moisture-Loving
Common forget-me-not produces delicate blue flowers and thrives in cool, moist conditions with partial shade. This charming annual self-seeds readily and naturalizes well in woodland gardens. Keep soil consistently moist during the growing season for best flowering.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–6.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 16 in
- Spacing
- 8 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Cape Provinces, Central European Rus, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Czechoslovakia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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