Category: Rarium | Sub-Category: Perennials for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Myosotis scorpioides (syn. Myosotis palustris)
Family: (Boraginaceae)
(P) to 18″. Water Forget-me-not. Native to moist meadows and stream banks from Europe to Siberia. A rhizomatous marginal aquatic plant with sky blue, five-petalled flowers with yellow centres, blooming on branched cymes resembling a coiled scorpion’s tail (particularly when in bud and early bloom) that uncoil as the flowers open. The bright green leaves are shiny, oblong to lance-shaped, and slightly hairy. A surprisingly long bloom period from spring through summer, especially in cooler weather. Prefers wet areas where it will naturalize to form an attractive groundcover. Full sun to part shade. 4 & T2, cover and keep dark