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Scouler's popcornflower

Plagiobothrys scouleri

Also called White Forget Me Not, Meadow Popcornflower, Meadow Plagiobothrys, Meadow Popcorn Flower, Sleeping Popcornflower, Shiny Nutlet Popcornflower

Scouler's popcornflower
Photo: JW Stockert, Public domain

Scouler's popcornflower is a small annual wildflower of the borage family, native to western North America and grown in some other areas for its tiny white flowers. It likes moist ground and grows easily from seed in open, sunny spots.

Family
Boraginaceae (Borage family)
Grows as
Annual
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep soil moist during growth, especially in spring, and let it dry a little before the plant sets seed.
Soil
Average to moist, well-drained soil, including loam or sandy loam.
Temperature
Hardy in cool temperate climates; tolerates frost, growth slows in hot dry summers.
How easy
Easy
Native range
W. Canada to W. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Plagiobothrys scouleri is a common species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name Scouler's popcornflower and white forget-me-not. It is native to North America, where it can be found from Alaska throughout southern Canada and the western and central United States. It is present in the United Kingdom as an occasional introduced species.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Plagiobothrys scouleri 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.

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