Forget-me-nots grown in the garden almost always bear the light to medium blue flowers that are characteristic of the species. There are now also some varieties with different colored flowers.
What do forget-me-not flowers look like and when do they bloom?
Forget-me-not flowers are typically light to medium blue and have five sepals. The flowers are hermaphrodite and bell or teardrop-shaped. There are varieties with white, pink or yellow flowers. The flowering period of garden forget-me-nots is between April and June.
Blue flowers with a faint scent
- Five sepals
- bell-shaped or teardrop-shaped
- Flowers are hermaphrodite, i.e. self-fertilizing
- purely female flowers occasionally occur
The size of the flower depends on the species. Most flowers of wild-growing 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
In nature there is a type of forget-me-not that has different colored flowers, the colorful forget-me-not. It is protected.
If the forget-me-not in the garden initially blooms pink, this is because the plant sap is too acidic.
There are now some varieties with white, pink and yellow flowers on the market.
Tip
When the forget-me-not blooms depends on the species. Most varieties planted in the garden bloom from April to June.
