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Myosotis scorpioides - Water Forget-Me-Not

Note: This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.  
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Habit and Cultural Information
Category: Perennial
Family: Boraginaceae (Borages)
Origin: Eurasia
Flower Color: Blue
Bloomtime: Summer
Synonyms: [Mysotis palustris]
Height: 1-2 feet
Width: 1-2 feet
Exposure: Sun or Shade
Irrigation (H2O Info): Aquatic
Winter Hardiness: < 0 °F
Myosotis scorpioides (Aquatic) (Water Forget-Me-Not) - This hardy water plant resembles the common garden variety Forget-Me-Not. Creeping underground shoots form dense colonies. It may grow from 12 - 24 in. tall and wide with the branches bearing flat wands of coiled tips of sky blue and yellow centered flowers from May to September. Deciduous to semi-evergreen perennial. It will do well in the sun or in light shade. Keep wet. It is hardy to < 0 degrees F. 

The information about Myosotis scorpioides that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.

 
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