True forget-me-not (Myosotis sparsiflora)

Description

Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Moderate Bloat None C:N Ratio Medium Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous No Fire Resistant No Flower Color Blue Flower Conspicuous Yes Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Dense Foliage Porosity Winter Porous Foliage Texture Fine Fruit/Seed Color Brown Fruit/Seed Conspicuous No Growth Form Rhizomatous Growth Rate Moderate Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) Height, Mature (feet) 1.5 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Short Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability No Shape and Orientation Decumbent Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils No Adapted to Fine Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance High CaCO3 Tolerance Low Cold Stratification Required No Drought Tolerance None Fertility Requirement Medium Fire Tolerance Low Frost Free Days, Minimum 130 Hedge Tolerance None Moisture Use High pH, Minimum 5.5 pH, Maximum 7.5 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 4800 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 11000 Precipitation, Minimum 24 Precipitation, Maximum 55 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 8 Salinity Tolerance None Shade Tolerance Intermediate Temperature, Minimum (°F) -33 Reproduction Bloom Period Mid Spring Commercial Availability Routinely Available Fruit/Seed Abundance Medium Fruit/Seed Period Begin Spring Fruit/Seed Period End Summer Fruit/Seed Persistence No Propagated by Bare Root No Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container Yes Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings No Propagated by Seed Yes Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs Yes Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound 225000 Seed Spread Rate Rapid Seedling Vigor Medium Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate Moderate Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product Lumber Product No Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product No Palatable Browse Animal Palatable Graze Animal Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No