Myosotis scorpioide

Myosotis scorpioides l.

February 7th's birth flower

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Flower name
Myosotis scorpioide
Scientific name
Myosotis scorpioides l.
AliasForget-me-not, エゾムラサキ, フォーゲット・ミー・ノット, 忘れな草
Place of originEurope
Place of floweringGarden, Potted flower
Flowering seasonMarch, April, May, June, July

What is Myosotis scorpioide

Birth flowers for Feb 7, Feb 29, Apr 5, Apr 15

February 7th's birth flower: Forget-me-nots
Aqua (Waterdrop Poetry, Illustration), Editing & Translation: Mizuho @Kagiken

Forget-me-nots, Image provided by Aqua
Note: The Japanese text in the illustration has the same meaning as Aqua's water droplet poem. Aqua is a water spirit.

💧Forget-Me-Not's Dewdrop Poem

sotry by Aqua

Your sweet little wish
I won't forget
Those words of yours
I won't forget them

🌿Aqua's Review
Forget-me-nots—
They look so small and unassuming,
Yet the feelings held in their name run deep,
And the droplets always make my heart flutter.

Not “Don't forget me,”
But “Forget-me-not”—
A flower that blooms softly within memory.

Forget-me-nots

Forget-me-nots (Scientific Name: Myosotis scorpioide) is a perennial that is native to Europe and belongs to the family Boraginaceae.
The stem is upright. Scarlet vellus hair grows on the stem and leaves. The leaves are green, oval and 10 cm long.
The leaves are larger than the flowers of 1 cm or less.
From spring to summer, the scorpioid cymes (scorpion type inflorescence) is extended from the tip of the flower stem, and several flowers in shape rotate shaped bloom.
The tip of the petal is 5 deep, so it looks like a 5-petal flower. Flower colors are bluish purple, pink, and white.
The central base of the flower is yellow. It is popular as an ornamental plant such as a garden plant or potted plant.

Common name: Myosotis scorpioides or Forget-me-not,
Scientific name: Myosotis scorpioides,
Also known as: Myosotis, Myosotis sylvatica,
Classification (APG IV): Plantae Angiosperms Eudicots Boraginales Boraginaceae Myosotis,
Native to: Europe,
Growth habit: perennial (treated as annual in Japan),
Height: 20-30 cm (dwarf varieties), up to 50 cm (tall varieties),
Leaf shape: Elliptic, Leaf length: 10 cm, Leaf margin: Entire, Leaf arrangement: Alternate,
Radial symmetrical flowers, Flowering period: March to July, Inflorescence type: Scorpioid cyme, Flower diameter: 0.6-0.8 cm,
Flower color: Blue-purple, Pink, White, Corolla: Wheel-shaped with 5 deeply divided lobes, Sepals: 5, Stamens: 5,
Uses: Garden planting, Potting.