Garden grown forget-me-nots almost always bear the light to medium blue flowers that are characteristic of the species. In the meantime there are also some breeds with differently colored flowers.
Forget-me-nots naturally flower blue
Blue flowers with a faint fragrance
- Five sepals
- bell or teardrop shaped
- Flowers are hermaphrodite, so self-fertile
- occasionally purely female flowers occur
The size of the flower depends on the species. Most flowers of wild varieties are very small. The flowers of cultivated forms, on the other hand, can be up to one centimeter in diameter.
Breeds with different colored flowers
One type of forget-me-not occurs in nature that has flowers of a different color, the colorful forget-me-not. It is under nature protection.
If the forget-me-not flowers pink in the garden at first, this is due to the plant sap being too acidic.
There are now some varieties with white, pink and yellow flowers on the market.
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When the forget-me-not flowers depends on the species. Most varieties planted in the garden have their flowering period from April to June.