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Boraginaceae
Alpine Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis alpestris
True love and remembrance.
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Myosotis
- Native to
- Europe, Asia
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 4-8 inches
- Sunlight
- partial shade to full sun
- Soil
- moist, well-drained
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-8
- Lifespan
- short-lived perennial
Did you know
- The alpine forget-me-not is the state flower of Alaska, adopted in 1949.
- 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 genus name Myosotis means 'mouse ear' in Greek, referring to the shape of the small fuzzy leaves.
- Alpine forget-me-nots can grow at elevations up to 12,000 feet in mountainous regions.
- The flowers often start pink in bud and change to blue as they open, due to changes in cell pH.
Color meanings
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remembrance
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true love
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fidelity
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hope