changing forget-me-not ~ 05/01/14 ~ Fort Ord

changing forget-me-not

Myosotis discolor

Boraginaceae

Gush.  This is my favorite new flower.  I don't care that it's non-native.  I love the three colors of blooms on one flower stalk.  The yellow petals turn blue and other parts turn red as they age.  I don't know how they explain the white.  The freshest bloom?  It's really tiny and so sweet.  It looks like it belongs on something girly, like old-fashioned stationery.

forget-me-not ~ 02/04/11 ~ Hatton Canyon

broadleaf forget-me-not
Myosotis latifolia
Boraginaceae

Similarly to my previous forget-me-not post, I'm not entirely sure of this ID. I suspect this may be another local garden escapee from atop the canyon and in such case it could be any number of cultivars. For a very informative and well-written post on forget-me-nots (including the look alike native Cynoglossum grande), check out Curbstone Valley Farm.

forget-me-not ~ 06/08/10 ~ Harvey West

best guess broadleaf forget-me-not
best guess Myosotis latifolia
Boraginaceae

There are 9 Myosotis records in Calflora with only one species being native. My second best guess would be the woodland forget-me-not (M. sylvatica). Both CalPhotos (linked in the common names) and Jepson were confusing to me (M. latifolia and M. sylvatica). I took my cue from Wikipedia which states the broadleaf forget-me-not can reach half a meter in height and has oval shaped leaves with larger ones at the base. This is native to northwestern Africa.