Pink Forget-Me-Not Seeds - Myosotis sylvatica

Le Myosotis sylvatica Pink is a pretty variety of Wood Forget-Me-Not with pink flowers. This easy, pink-flowering annual allows beautiful combinations with blue and white forget-me-nots in well-lit undergrowth, in flowerbeds, borders and window boxes. This plant is so happy in our climates that it self-seeds over the years, particularly on moist, well-drained lands. Sow in the spring in order to obtain a flowering plant in the following spring.

Wood Forget-Me-Not is a plant from the Boraginaceae family, native to prairies, open undergrowth and the forest edges of almost all of Europe, except for the most northern and south-western reaches. This short-lived perennial is generally grown as an annual and forms small rosettes of pubescent, pale green foliage from which hairy stems that are well-branched in their upper parts, emerge from April to June, bearing 30 cm high curved inflorescences that lengthen as the flowers open. They are composed of slightly fragrant, bright soft pink flowers with yellow centres that are 5 mm in diameter. Once well established, the Wood Forget-Me-Not self-seeds freely in the garden but the flower colour and the growth habit of its descendants may vary.

The Woodland Forget-Me-Not is traditionally used as a filler whose airy blooms set off bulbous plants in the springtime (daffodils, Narcissus, common cowslip), dwarf irises or tulips. You can also plant it in large groups in perennial beds, borders and window boxes. In the warmest regions, it will enjoy growing in the undergrowth in the company of bleeding hearts. The light blooms of the wood forget-me-not are very decorative in spring bouquets especially when combined with bigger flowers (such as peonies and roses). Its motto could be : ‘Sow it once, you will have it forever.’