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Boraginaceae
Forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
Also known as Scorpion grass, Mouse-ear, Snake grass, Myosotis palustris var. scorpioides
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Forget-Me-Not · Blue Flowers · Cottage Garden · Woodland · Spring Blooms · Self-Seeding · Moisture Loving · Shade Tolerant
Forget-me-nots are charming low-maintenance perennials that thrive in moist, partially shaded areas. They self-seed readily and naturalize well in woodland gardens or along water features. Keep soil consistently moist and deadhead spent flowers to encourage continued blooming.
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
- 5.5–7.5
- 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
- 12 in
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alaska, Altay, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Rus, Chile Central, Chile South, Colorado
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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