General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9a
Plant Height: 6-18 inches
Plant Spread: 8-12 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Dried Flower
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Days to germinate: 14-28 days
Depth to plant seed: 1/2 inch
Sow in situ
Other info: Sow mid-March to May. Space plants 9-12 inches apart.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Division
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies

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Common names
  • Summer Forget-Me-Not
  • Alkanet
  • Cape Forget-Me-Not

Photo Gallery
Location: At Annie's Annuals Nursery
Date: 2012-04-24
Location: At Annie's Annuals Nursery
Date: 2012-04-24
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2013-05-02
Sprouted warm -indoors, then planted out
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2009-05-31
Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2013-04-13

Courtesy Outsidepride
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Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Plant Events from our members
MrsBinWY On January 28, 2019 Seeds germinated
5 pots showing sprouts
MrsBinWY On January 20, 2019 Seeds sown
last 18 seeds from Bluespiral in 8 2.25" pots @ room temp
MrsBinWY On March 17, 2018 Potted up
2 (lost some when I let them dry out too much)
MrsBinWY On February 1, 2018 Seeds germinated
6
MrsBinWY On January 20, 2018 Seeds sown
16 commercial seeds from Bluespiral; cool room temp
lovesblooms On February 20, 2018 Seeds sown
wintersown
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