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Myosotis Alpestris Seeds - White
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Forget Me Not (Myosotis Alpestris White) - What a charming little treasure for the spring garden! White Forget-Me-Not is quite easy to grow from flower seeds. It has multiple, somewhat bristly stems densely covered by delicate white flowers with yellow eyes, and hairy gray-green foliage. This perennial plant is a sweet little addition to the early flowering garden.
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Flower Specifications
SEASON
Perennial
USDA ZONES
3 - 8
HEIGHT
12 inches
BLOOM SEASON
Spring to summer
BLOOM COLOR
White
GROWTH RATE
Moderate
ENVIRONMENT
Full sun to partial shade
SOIL TYPE
Moist, pH 6.1 - 7.8
DEER RESISTANT
Yes
LATIN NAME
Myosotis Alpestris
Planting Directions
TEMPERATURE
68 - 72F
AVERAGE GERM TIME
10 - 20 days
LIGHT REQUIRED
No
DEPTH
1/16 inch
SOWING RATE
2 ounces per 1,000 square feet or 5 pounds per acre
MOISTURE
Keep seed moist until germination
PLANT SPACING
9 - 12 inches
Forget Me Not (Myosotis Alpestris White) - What a charming little treasure for the spring garden! White Forget-Me-Not is quite easy to grow from flower seeds. It has multiple, somewhat bristly stems densely covered by delicate white flowers with yellow eyes, and hairy gray-green foliage. This perennial plant is a sweet little addition to the early flowering garden.
Liberal self-sower
Forget Me Not prefers moist meadows and grassy slopes. Occurs in subalpine elevations up to tundra ecosystems. Forget-Me-Nots are liberal self-sowers.
Forget Me Not seed | white
How to grow
How To Grow Forget Me Not From Seed: Directly sow Forget Me Not flower seeds in prepared soil in the garden in spring. Press the seeds into the soil and very lightly cover the flower seeds with fine soil. Keep the seeds moist until germination. When seedlings appear, thin to 9 - 12 inches apart.
Water Forget-Me-Not plants weekly, and apply an application of a balanced liquid fertilizer in the spring. In cold climates, mulching in the fall will help the plants survive the winter. In milder climates, Forget-Me-Not plants need no winter protection.
- Sowing Rate: 2 ounces per 1,000 square feet or 5 pounds per acre
- Average Germ Time: 10 - 20 days
- Keep moist until germination
- Attracts bees and butterflies
- Depth: 1/16 inch
Flower Specifications
Forget-me-not plants dry completely in the heat of summer and their seeds fall to the ground. These Forget-me-not flower seeds germinate the following spring to create even more beautiful new Forget-me-not plants.
- Height: 12 inches
- USDA Zones: 3 - 8
- Season: Perennial
- Deer Resistant: Yes