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Forget-me-nots are tiny blue flowers that bloom in spring. They have a sweet name because they remind us to remember special people in our lives.
Key details
- Height
- 15-30 cm
- Spread
- 10-25 cm
- Flower Size
- 0.5-1 cm
- Bloom Season
- Spring and early summer
- Edible
- No
- Toxicity
- None
- Lifecycle
- Biennial
- Pollination Method
- Insect
Traits
FloweringOrnamentalSpring BloomingFragrant FlowerPollinator MagnetWetlandPollinator
What this page adds
The Forget-me-nots has tiny, five-petaled flowers, most commonly a vibrant blue with a distinct yellow or white eye at the center. Its stems are slender, and the leaves are often a soft, fuzzy green. The blossoms grow in delicate clusters.
Each tiny forget-me-not flower can produce hundreds of new seeds!
Many species of these charming flowers are actually native to Alaska!
Some tough forget-me-not species can even bloom while still under snow!
