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Boraginaceae
Mountain Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis alpestris
True love and remembrance.
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Myosotis
- Native to
- Europe, Alps
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- herbaceous
- Height
- 4-8 in
- Sunlight
- full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- moist, well-drained
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-8
- Lifespan
- biennial
Did you know
- It is the state flower of Alaska, chosen for its sky-blue color that mirrors the vast Alaskan skies.
- According to German legend, a knight picking these flowers for his lady fell into a river and cried 'Vergiss mein nicht!' (Forget me not!) as he was swept away.
- The tiny flowers start pink in bud and turn blue as they open, a color change caused by a shift in cell pH.
- Mountain forget-me-not grows naturally in alpine meadows at elevations up to 8,000 feet in the Alps.
- Freemasons adopted the forget-me-not as a secret symbol during World War II when their lapel pins were banned.
Color meanings
0
faithful love
1
memories
2
do not forget me