Subject: forget-me-nots
From: "Betsy" -0
Date: 4/25/2004 7:24 PM Central Daylight Time
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I saw some of these in a street garden today, and fell in love with them.
The leaf is heart shaped like a violet and the little flowers are held
upright several inches above the foliage, and are the clearest most glorious
blue!

I want to add some to my garden. But I have some questions:

I know they multiply rapidly, but are they invasive?

Definitely not.


How cold hardy are they?

Very. Probably zone 4, if not colder.
Don't know how warm tolerant they are, though. They like cool/cold winters.


Will they tolerate poor drainage (I have clay)

Yes. They like shady, somewhat wet. I've seen them in the wild in clay, and my
parents had them come up in clay soil.


How long do the flowers last?

Not sure yet. All mine are seedlings.


Does the foliage die back or last the season?

They stay in flower for a while. I'm not sure when it dies back.

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