Myosotis sylvatica
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- my-oh-SOH-tiss sil-VAT-ih-kah
- Description
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Easily grown in organically rich, consistently moist, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Plants appreciate part afternoon shade in hot summer climates. Short-lived perennial best grown as an annual. Can be grown as a biennial by planting seed in the ground in mid-summer for bloom the following year. Can also be grown as an annual by starting seed indoors about 8-10 weeks before last spring frost date for bloom the same year. Regardless of method, plants will persist in the garden for many years by freely and sometimes aggressively self-seeding. Deadhead immediately to prevent excessively seeding.
Listed as a noxious weed in one or more Midwestern states
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Border Garden, Upcycled
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Myosotis
- Species:
- sylvatica
- Family:
- Boraginaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Madeira and Temp. Eurasia
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0 ft. 6 in. - 1 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 0 ft. 6 in. - 0 ft. 10 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Annual
- Ground Cover
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Semi-evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Low
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- High Organic Matter
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Occasionally Wet
- Available Space To Plant:
- Less than 12 inches
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Blue
- Pink
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Cyme
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Shape:
- Radial
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Blue with yellow or white eyes
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Semi-evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Linear
- Oblong
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Oblong-linear to oblong-lanceolate, hairy, green leaves (to 1-3” long)
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Naturalized Area
- Pond
- Slope/Bank
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Rain Garden
- Rock Garden
- Water Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Attracts:
- Butterflies
- Hummingbirds
- Pollinators
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Rabbits
- Wet Soil
- Problems:
- Short-lived
- Weedy
