Chinese Forget-Me-Not

On Aug 10, 2021, 1merrie1 from Blacklick, OH wrote:

Please don't plant an invasive plant like Chinese forget me not, that is known to crowd out our own pollinator friendly plants. The Asian and European plants are decimating our land. Look at the Roadsides rife with Poison Hemlock, Wild Parsnip, Hogweed, Bradford pear, Poison Hemlock, and Kudzu. Plant the American cultivars! More gentle, just as beautiful. They usually won't invade and ruin your garden, as is typical in the exotics (from outside the country). Cynoglossum will take over. It just takes some asking or a phone call to the State University's Extension program to make sure you get a native.

On Mar 19, 2017, tiiuk from Baldwin, MD wrote:

Charmers. Little blue dots that look very sweet.


Should not be confused with the perennial or biennial Myosotis sylvatica, (also commonly called Forget-Me-Not) which is invasive.

This is Cynoglossum amabile.

On Jan 20, 2017, vireo1 from Jersey City, NJ wrote:

Folks, it pains me to hear about people still planting a non-native that others have already said is invasive. To promote this as good for the bees… well, that just doesn’t make sense, when there are so many native wildflowers that are just as desirable, if not better. In the long term, invasives can outcompete natives and then change ecosystems dramatically, as we’ve seen with Japanese knotweed and Japanese honeysuckle, just to name a couple that have invaded ecosystems and are wreaking havoc in the US. Obviously, the fact that one has to cut them out of animal hair and fur to extricate the ‘sticky’ seeds of this flower, means that the seeds are hitching a ride to wherever that animal goes (and that means, likely being dropped or scratched off in the woods). There’s no way to know what th... read moree next kudzu or loosestrife will be, but we shouldn’t be helping to create it by planting non-natives that we already know take over the garden. Please, go native!

On Mar 22, 2013, artsymom from Winston-Salem, NC (Zone 7b) wrote:

I would not plant this one again. It came in a wildflower mix (I believe from American Meadows), and while pretty, it has become very invasive in my part shade location, squeezing out everything else. When it goes to seed it turns into a mess because the seeds are sticky and easily stick to anything that passes by, including my pets, kids, etc., and the seeds are very hard to remove from clothing and fur!

On Jan 7, 2010, kqcrna from Cincinnati, OH (Zone 6a) wrote:

Pretty, dainty little flowers which wintersow well.

Karen

On Feb 5, 2006, Gabrielle from (Zone 5a) wrote:

These are very pretty, and will self-seed themselves freely. It wouldn't have been a problem, but for the fact that the seeds are like "beggar's lice" that stick to pants, socks, shoestrings . . . anything they can get a hold of. I got rid of the plant for that reason.

On Apr 27, 2004, angelam from melbourne,
Australia wrote:

I admired this plant in a friend's garden. She pulled 3 out wrapped them in wet paper towel and gave them to me. All 3 survived, and flowered for many months. The colour is lovely. The seeds are hooked and even harder to disentangle than ordinary forget-me-nots. I let them self seed but keep them away from pets areas. They'll require cutting to get them out of fur.