Seasonal Wild Flowers

Early Forget-me-not

Myosotis ramosissima

Boraginaceae

April to June

It is found throughout the country apart from parts of the

North and the far Southwest.

See the BSBI distribution map for Early Forget-me-not

It grows in open, dry and infertile soils such as, cliff-tops,

limey grassland, heaths, dunes and on walls and waste

ground.

Early Forget-me-not is a native, annual, low, sprawling

herb, growing up to 25cm, but often only 1 to 2cm

when prostrate.

Flowers are small, up to 3mm across and mid-blue.

Sepals are hairy and more spread in fruit.

Flowering stems rise above the leafy part.

Leaves are hairy.

Basal leaves are in a rosette.

Early Forget-me-not, cliff-top, West Bay, Dorset

Small, mid-blue flowers

Side view of flowers and sepals

Flower stem

Basal rosette of leaves