Description
If you're looking for a shade plant, this is it! A darling, small, compact variety, 'Victoria Blue's' eye-catching, petite, star-shaped flowers are perfect for the front of the garden or as a companion to spring bulbs. A herald of spring, the forget-me-not is also symbolic of friendship and remembrance.
Variety Info
- Family: Boraginaceae
- Native: Europe & Asia
- Hardiness: Perennial (short-lived) or biennial in USDA zones 3–8
- Exposure: Part shade
- Bloom Period: Early spring
- Plant Dimensions: 6"–8" mound
- Variety Info: Numerous, ⅓" across, petite, blue, star-shaped flowers with white centers
- Attributes: Attracts Pollinators, Deer Resistant
Sowing Info
- When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 1 to 2 weeks before average last frost, or as soon as soil can be worked. Also sow in early fall for early spring bloom the following season (especially effective in warm climates).
- When to Start Inside: 4 to 6 weeks before average last frost.
- Days to Emerge: 5 – 10 days
- Seed Depth: Press into surface
- Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 6" - 8"
- Thinning: When 1" tall, thin to 1 every 6" – 8"
Description
If you're looking for a shade plant, this is it! A darling, small, compact variety, 'Victoria Blue's' eye-catching, petite, star-shaped flowers are perfect for the front of the garden or as a companion to spring bulbs. A herald of spring, the forget-me-not is also symbolic of friendship and remembrance.
Variety Info
- Family: Boraginaceae
- Native: Europe & Asia
- Hardiness: Perennial (short-lived) or biennial in USDA zones 3–8
- Exposure: Part shade
- Bloom Period: Early spring
- Plant Dimensions: 6"–8" mound
- Variety Info: Numerous, ⅓" across, petite, blue, star-shaped flowers with white centers
- Attributes: Attracts Pollinators, Deer Resistant
Sowing Info
- When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 1 to 2 weeks before average last frost, or as soon as soil can be worked. Also sow in early fall for early spring bloom the following season (especially effective in warm climates).
- When to Start Inside: 4 to 6 weeks before average last frost.
- Days to Emerge: 5 – 10 days
- Seed Depth: Press into surface
- Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 6" - 8"
- Thinning: When 1" tall, thin to 1 every 6" – 8"