My Forget-Me-Not, Blue Indigo, a fabulous early springtime bloomer in my flowerbed garden

About The Forget-Me-Not Indigo Blue

My Forget-Me-Not, Blue Indigo, with deep blue flowers and rounded mound is fabulous for borders and mass plantings for spring blooming.

Where did the name come from?

Well...legend has it that a medieval knight and his lady-love were walking beside a river. The knight held a bouquet in his hands. Because of the weight of the armor, he fell into the water. As he was drowning, he threw her the bouquet shouting forget-me-not. Nice.

How To Grow The Forget Me Not

There are roughly 50 species within this genus. I chose the Blue Indigo for its tiny but deep blue flowers. Even though this is a spring blooming annual, mine can bloom well into July.

Planted in my south flowerbed garden as an edging perennial, the Forget Me Not prefers a part shade to shade location and a moist soil. I really like the mounding growth habit and the size stays compact at 6" to 8" tall.

Great companion plants: Hostas, Astilbes, Brunnera or Begonias.

Check out my Site Index Page for a listing of additional annuals and perennials to plant in your flower garden design.

Forget Me Not Features

• plant in sun to partial shade
• it does like moist soil so it makes a great pond edge plant
• grows about 8" to 10" tall
• can bloom from May until August, however mine blooms until mid July
• great groundcover
• bright green oblong leaves
• blooms light blue, pink and white flowers. Mine are blue flowers
• looks best if planted in masses

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