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Forget-me-nots, with the scientific name Myosotis, have leaves resembling mouse ears. Originating from the German term “vergissmeinnicht,” the flowers symbolize love, remembrance, and faithfulness, appearing in literature, poetry, and art.
In the Northern Hemisphere, they are colloquially known as forget-me-nots or scorpion grasses. Myosotis alpestris is the official flower of Alaska and Dalsland, Sweden. Plants of the genus are not to be confused with Chatham Islands' forget-me-nots, which belong to the related genus Myosotidium.
In this article, I will look at two accounts of how the forget-me-not flower earned its name. The first account is from a poem by an “E. Ridley” reprinted in the March 11, 1899 issue of “The Girl’s Own Paper.” Ridley offers a beautiful allegorical origin story for the name forget-me-not.
15 de may. de 2024 · Forget-me-nots are known as “mouse ears.”. The flower is part of the genus Myosotis, a name that comes from the Greek words for “mouse” and “ear.”. This name refers to the petals of forget-me-nots, which have rounded edges with a slight notch in the middle.
30 de abr. de 2015 · As a story for lovers, forget-me-nots were first mentioned in a legend of a man and his sweetheart who were walking beside the River Danube. They saw the beautiful blue flowers that this plant had growing on an islet in the middle of the river.
25 de abr. de 2024 · Forget-me-not, any of several dozen species of the plant genus Myosotis (family Boraginaceae), native to temperate Eurasia and North America and to mountains of the Old World tropics. Some are favoured as garden plants for their clusters of blue flowers.
Myosotis sylvatica, the wood forget-me-not or woodland forget-me-not, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae, native to Europe. This spring-flowering plant and its cultivars, typically with blue flowers, are the familiar forget-me-nots of gardens. Description.
