Plants grow best in full sun but will tolerate partial shade as well as both wet and dry conditions. Thin to 30-35 cm (12-14″) apart when the seedlings are 7.5 cm (3″) tall. Sow seed 6 mm (1/4″) deep and water lightly. This old time favourite can be direct seeded in the garden in mid April to mid May.
This product is part of the Urban Garden Collection click here to check it out. Bees absolutely love the flowers! Can provide some welcome early spring colour in partially shady sites. Forget Me not Indigo Myosotis sylvatica is an attractive woodland plant suitable to be grown on its own in borders and rock gardens, or amongst wall-flowers. This Forget-Me-Not is adventurous but is not invasive. This plant is a biennial that is grown as an annual in most parts of Canada. Plants are generally finished flowering by late July/early August and will often re-seed themselves for the following season. Very fast growing plant producing clusters of sweetly scented, clear indigo-blue flowers at the top of 40 cm (16″) high plants. Annual, easy to pull out.Forget-Me-Not Seeds (Chinese Type) 5190. Last year I had it all over my front garden, as did my neighbour but after I weeded my garden and her garden well it didn't bloom and set seed so have much less this summer. Forget-me-not plants grow best in a damp, shady area, but can adapt to full sun. Forget-me-not flower care is minimal, as with most wildflowers. The following 3 images are all Annual Mercury. The perennial forget-me-not flower spreads easily, freely self-seeding for more of the wildflower to grow and bloom in shady spots where the tiny seeds may fall. I saw this along the Regent's Canal near King's Cross. Second, they have nice tall, sturdy stems that often reach 18 or more. Yesterday I noticed a lot of tiny seedlings in the area where the plants had been. Thanks to Michael for identifying this (via FB). First, Chinese Forget Me Not’s can be grown as an annual crop unlike the traditional biennial types which require a year or more to properly bloom. Hi, Last year I grew forget-me-not flowers from seed, this year they flowered and I removed the dead plants. Method 2 Method 2: Potting Forget-Me-Not Seeds Indoors 1 Select a pot with drainage holes. The mulch will also regulate the seeds’ temperature. (black horehound on the left)įebruary 2019 some Alexanders along the canal in the same place, just starting, no tall stems emerging yet (aucuba behind) Place 2 to 3 inches (5.1 to 7.6 cm) of fine mulch or up to 4 inches (10 cm) of larger material on top of the soil to keep moisture in until the seeds germinate. I mistakenly had this as wild parsnip but a friend advised it was Alexanders, unlike many of the umbellifers this has yellow flowers, I saw this along Regents Canal, April 2017. I saw this in a local park end of July 2021 Goosegrass / Indian Goosegrass / Wiregrass As always when growing forget-me-not from seed, be sure to keep your seeds moist while theyre germinating, and until your seedlings are established. Yellow Suckling Clover/Lesser Trefoil/Lesser Hop Trefoilĭove's-foot Crane's-bill/ Dovesfoot Geranium (to be added: perennial sow thistle, sun spurge) Common Name
You can still just scroll through and look at the photos (beginning after the list) if you're not sure what you're looking for. Plant each seed about half a centimetre deep, and if planting multiple seeds, leave 15cm to 30cm between each one to allow for plenty of growing space. In order to make this information more accessible, I have listed the contents below and am working on adding clickable links to the specific weed. There are also pages about Japanese Knotweed, and Lamiaceae (mint, nepeta, deadnettle, etc) as I had so many similar flowers I wanted to compare.The following are in alphabetical order. I have also made a separate page with rosettes as so many plants start as a rosette. I've moved the seaside plants to their own page and the saltmarsh plants are on their own page. The unknown plants are at the bottom of the page. But anything that is useful to bees, I think we have to try to live with. Things I really don't want, such as dock, I dig up. These annual flowers are easy to grow and ideal for edges, borders, to fill beddings in cottage style gardens and as ground covers. It doesn't help control them but maybe it makes me feel more in control and looking at these plants has made me appreciate them as wildflowers. Myosotis sylvatica Forget Me Nots Forget Me Nots have delightful profusions of dainty blooms in vibrant shades of blue. I don't know exactly why I like knowing the names of the plants I find. All photos were taken myself unless otherwise noted.
I took the first set of photos August 2010 and have been adding to them on and off ever since. This is a guide to some common "weeds" / wildflowers in the average north London garden.
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