Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis sylvatica): Charming Spring Groundcover

Forget-me-nots feature profuse, exquisite blue spring flowers. They grow easily and densely as groundcovers in cool, moist areas—woodland gardens, pond edges, streambanks. They’ve naturalized in some damp woodlands. Deer rarely browse them.

Myosotis sylvatica

Native to Europe; state flower of Alaska. Grows 6–12 inches high, 2 feet wide. Soft, hairy foliage; basal leaves to 4 inches, stem leaves ½–2 inches. Pure blue flowers with white eyes, ⅓ inch wide, loosely set along upper stems. Blooms and seeds prolifically for a long season from late winter/early spring. Self-sows and persists for years unless weeded out. Often sold as M. alpestris.