General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: In Water
Wet
Wet Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 6 to 12 inches (15-30cm)
Plant Spread: 9 to 12 inches (23-30cm)
Flowers: Showy
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Water gardens
Will Naturalize
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Flies
Bees
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Water Forget-Me-Not
  • True Forget-Me-Not
  • Forget-Me-Not
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Myosotis scorpioides
  • Synonym: Myosotis palustris

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Location: my garden, UT
Date: 2016-07-30
#Pollination
Location: My Garden in PA
Date: 2016-04-22
The flowers are so blue!
Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2015-08-01
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2016-04-26
Location: Oregon
Date: summer 2010
Location: Newland, NC
Date: 2020-08-08
Beautiful little blue flowers!
Location: Northern California, Zone 9b
Date: 2019-05-21
Delicate appearance, but blooming non-stop since spring even in h
Location: Vermont
Date: 2012-05-19
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2009-05-29
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2010-05-20
Location: Newland, NC
Date: 2020-08-08
Cute little plant at the water's edge
Location: My Garden
Date: 2012-12-16

Date: 2013-05-12
Location: Canada

Date: 2015-04-08
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2012-04-20
In the Wallace Garden
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2012-04-20
In the Wallace Garden

Photo by Leo Michels

Photo by Leo Michels

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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Date: 2006-06-30
Photo courtesy of:Kristian Peters

Date: 2007-05-25
Photo courtesy of:Frank Vincentz

credit: Jerzy Opioła
Location: my garden zone 7b NC
Date: 2012-05-18
Location: Cedarhome, Washington
Location: Perelman Park, Manheim Township, Lancaster County Pennsylvania
Date: 2016-08-04
Location: Perelman Park, Manheim Township, Lancaster County Pennsylvania
Date: 2016-08-04
Location: Brownstown Pennsylvania
Date: 2018-06-16
From Ernst Seed mix- 2nd year
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2008-05-27

Date: 2015-04-08
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2012-04-20
In the Wallace Garden

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: Darwell Rolling Woods, Alberta
Date: 2011-06-02
Location: Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen 1796
Johann Georg Sturm (Painter: Jacob Sturm)

Date: 2012-04-16
Mon Amie Blue
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-08-15
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Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Jan 15, 2012 3:44 PM concerning plant:
    Wildflower in Illinois found along wet borders of streams and waste ground. Native of Europe.
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