Myosotis Forget Me Not Leaves

The flowers rise atop a low mound of semi evergreen oblong soft hairy green leaves.

Myosotis forget me not leaves. The five myosotis species in the state fall into two camps. Forget me not is usually an annual or biennial herb with its success being based on its flexibility. Laxa is in the appressed hairy group along with the non native true forget me not myosotis scorpioides. They will not cause any problems and they are secure for young kids and mascots too.

It belongs to the boraginaceae family and has originated from europe and asia. The leaves are simple i e lobed or unlobed but not separated into leaflets leaf types there is a gradual change in appearance of the leaves from the base or near the base of the plant to those from further up on the stem with leaves progressively changing as one moves higher on the stem often becoming shorter or less toothed lobed and. However there are some other types like the chinese forget me not cynoglossum amabile which is not a forget me not but it is very similar to them and they are easily confused and the. Other common names garden forget me not wood forget me not.

Those with appressed hairs on the calyx and those with spreading hairs. Spring forget me not is one of two native myosotis species in minnesota. The leaves are simple i e lobed or unlobed but not separated into leaflets leaf types there is a gradual change in appearance of the leaves from the base or near the base of the plant to those from further up on the stem with leaves progressively changing as one moves higher on the stem often becoming shorter or less toothed lobed and. The safest type of forget me not plant is myosotis sylvatica.

Blooming in dense cymes between mid spring and mid summer the nectar and pollen is enjoyed by bumble bees and butterflies. Myosotis sylvatica wood forget me not is a short lived perennial with lovely bright blue sometimes pink or white tiny and airy stellar flowers with charming white or yellow eyes. Genus myosotis can be annuals biennials or perennials with simple leaves and clusters of small salver shaped blue yellow or white flowers with yellow or white eyes in spring or early summer. The wood forget me not is a tufted and hairy spring flowering plant that is easily grown in well drained moist and organically rich soils.

Myosotis scorpioides the water forget me not is an essential perennial for wildlife ponds either for the edges or in shallow water it provides shelter for aquatic larvae such as tadpoles and newts lay eggs in the leaves. Myosotis sylvatica this is also commonly known as woodland forget me not and it is a type of short lived herbaceous perennial plant.