Re: Forget-Me-Nots

Here there are two types of plants with flowers that seem quite similar to
me: myosotis, which most commonly has blue flowers but also comes in white
or purplish-pink, and has long pointy-oval leaves which are almost hairy,
and brunnera (?), which I've only seen with blue flowers, which has
interesting heart-shaped leaves and grows in mounds, perhaps 15" high.  The
myosotis seem to want moist soil, partial shade, and self-seed happily,
even growing in shredded pine bark mulch in one part of my garden.   They
don't seem to get taller than about 8".  I haven't succeeded in keeping the
other one going, but it turns up in local plant sales, so others must
succeed with it.

They make a pretty combination with tulips, which I've long since given up
on because of our long-legged rats with the big eyes...


At 05:34 PM 5/17/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Are forget-me-nots considered biennials or perennials? Anyhow, I'm a nut
>for them, start many from seed every year and plant them wherever I think
>they stand a prayer. Today, I found a plant that had white flowers. Don't
>get me wrong...I don't think that white forget-me-nots are especially
>desirable...but it is common? Out of all my hundreds, it's the first white
>one I've seen, so am curious.
>
>Myrna, Zone 3, Montana

Wyn Achenbaum
Stamford, CT, 10 miles from Long Island Sound
Zone 6
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