When is the heyday of forget-me-nots?

Content

• When is the heyday of forget-me-nots?
• The flowering time depends on the forget-me-not kind
• Forget-me-not sow early
• Cut after flowering
• Tips

Depending on the variety, the forget-me-not flowers in May or June

When is the heyday of forget-me-nots?

The heyday of forget-me-nots depends on the variety. Since almost exclusively cultivars of forest forget-me-not are grown in gardens, forget-me-not is considered a spring flower. In some species that occur in the wild, the flowering period can last until October.

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The flowering time depends on the forget-me-not kind

Forget-me-not sow early

In order to reach an early flowering period, you have to sow the plants in good time in the previous year.Sowing should be done by summer. Then the forget-me-not plants have enough time to form foliage and roots to survive the winter and produce flowers early.

With early preferred plants, the flowering period is often already in March - provided that the weather plays along and it is no longer too cold.

Cut after flowering

Forget-me-not sows itself. If you let the seeds ripen on the plant, you will find new forget-me-nots everywhere next year.

To prevent this, cut off the faded inflorescences immediately. Although you can not achieve a second flowering time, but prevent the uncontrolled flowering.

If self-sowing is desired, just leave some plants with withered inflorescences. The distribution takes place via animals. You can also easily cut off the inflorescences and shake them out at the desired location.

Tips

Most types of forget-me-not have blue flowers with five leaves. If pink flowers appear in the garden, it is usually because the plant juice is still too acidic. Later, the flowers turn again into the familiar blue.