Forget-Me-Not
Cygnoglossum amabile
Firmament
Chinese Forget-Me-Not
Also called Chinese hound's tongue, native to Asia. Closely related to the common forget-me-not (Myosotis).
Planted May 2022
McKenzie seeds.
Journal 2022
- May
- 15: Sow. McKenzie seeds. 5 small jiffies with starting mix.
- 20: Emerge
- June
- 2: Growing tall fast. Already 3 cm. Transferred to 5 larger jiffies.
- 2: Plant 5 jiffies, 2 each.
Package information
- McKenzie $1.89
- Forget-Me-Not: Firmament
- Annual
- Full sun, 45 cm, cutflower.
- Days to sprout: 7-14
- Seed depth: 6 mm
- Seed spacing: 2.5 cm
- Spread: 20 cm
- Bloom period: July - Aug
- Plant directly in the garden after last frost.
- Best in moist soil but can withstand most soil conditions.
Care
- Sun to partial shade
- Average water need. Water regularly, do not overwater. Water well until plants are 10-15 cm tall. After that point, reduce watering. In nature and gardens, it survives just with natural rain water.
- Mild temperature
- Cut back after flowering
- Fertilizing: Maybe not needed. No reference mention it and it's invasive. So might be growing well easily as is.
Warnings
- Toxicity: Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested.
- Invasive, with seeds sticks to everythings. Even though this also means low maintenance.
- Diseases: Powdery mildew - Don't plant to densely,five some space in between.
- Pests: generally pest free
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