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Myosotis latifolia
Broadleaf forget-me-not (Myosotis latifolia) is a perennial herb from the Canary Islands that has spread to other temperate regions, including the west coast of the United States. It grows in moist, shaded or disturbed ground and is valued for its small pink or blue flowers.
Myosotis latifolia is a species of forget-me-not known by the common name broadleaf forget-me-not. It is native to the Canary Islands, and it is known elsewhere as an introduced species, including the west coast of the United States. It grows in many types of habitat, including moist, shaded, disturbed areas. It is a perennial herb sometimes exceeding half a meter in height. The leaves are generally oval in shape, the largest at the woody base of the stem. The inflorescence is a coiled or curved array of tiny hairy flowers at the top of the stem. The tubular flower has a flat pink or blue face up to a centimeter wide.
Alpine Forget-me-not · Field forget-me-not · Changing forget-me-not · Woodland forget-me-not · Forget-me-not
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Myosotis latifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
