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There is a German legend set as an origin story behind the name "Forget-Me-Not". In the legend, a knight was walking with his lady near the Danube River and decided to pick blue flowers for her. While picking the flowers he fell in the river and was swept away. He tossed the flowers to his lady and his last words to her were "Forget-me-not!". [21]
Myosotis scorpioides [3] (syn. Myosotis palustris), the true forget-me-not or water forget-me-not, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the borage family, Boraginaceae. Distribution and habitat
Myosotis sylvatica, the wood forget-me-not or woodland forget-me-not, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae, native to Europe. This spring-flowering plant and its cultivars, typically with blue flowers, are the familiar forget-me-nots of gardens.
In the northern U.S., forget-me-nots like full sun, meaning 6 or more hours of direct sunlight. In the southern areas, give forget-me-nots morning sun and afternoon shade. They don’t do well in ...
Myosotis ramosissima, the early forget-me-not, is a flowering plant species in the family Boraginaceae. Its habitats include prairies, roadsides, and grassy embankments. Its habitats include prairies, roadsides, and grassy embankments.
Myosotidium is a genus of plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.This genus is represented by the single species Myosotidium hortensia, the Chatham Islands lily, giant forget-me-not [3] or Chatham Islands forget-me-not, which is endemic to the Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Forget-me-not refers to any member of the flowering plant genus Myosotis, particularly: Flowers in the genus Myosotis; Myosotis sylvatica or wood forget-me-not;
Myosotis alpestris or alpine forget-me-not is a herbaceous perennial plant in the flowering plant family Boraginaceae. The alpine forget-me-not is the county flower of Westmorland in the United Kingdom.