trefle.io · Taken May 7, 2019 by susie (cc-by-sa)
Boraginaceae
Garden forget-me-not
Myosotis sylvatica
Also known as Scorpion grass, True forget-me-not, Mouse-ear, Myosotis perennis var. sylvatica
Native Plants · Forget-Me-Not · Blue Flowers · Cottage Garden · Spring Bloomer · Ground Cover · Border Plant · Self-Seeding · Shade Tolerant
Forget-me-nots thrive in cool, partly shaded spots with consistently moist soil, making them ideal for woodland gardens and border edges. Water regularly during dry spells and deadhead spent flowers to extend the blooming season. They self-seed freely, so allow some flowers to set seed for a reliable display year after year.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, keeping soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Cycle
- Perennial
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Alberta, Argentina South, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Cape Provinces, Central European Rus, Connecticut, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Free State
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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