Sun, Mar 13, 2016
The genus Forget-me-not (Myosotis) from the family Burachnikovye
(Boraginaceae) is represented by about 50 species of plants, in some places
which grows are Europe, Asia, America, South Africa,
Australia and New Zealand.
Цветок незабудка является невысоким растением с
heavily branched stem, oval, pointed leaves and
racemes with blue, blue, at least – white,
pink and purple flowers with a yellow center. In decorative
Horticulture most of all use forget-me-alpine (Myosotis
alpestris), Forget-me-not marsh (Myosotis palustris), Forget-me-not
Alpine garden (Myosotis x hybrida hort), forget-me-not
distant flowers (Myosotis dissitiflora), forest forget-me-not
(Myosotis caespitosa).
In Russia, forget-me-not is also called gourmet, feverish
grass, prigozhnitsey. Interestingly, different nations exist
its legends about this flower, but at the heart of each of them lies
story related to loyalty and good memory. One of them
tells how a couple in love strolled along the river, and suddenly
the girl admired a lovely blue flower growing on the very
the edge of the steep bank. The young man decided to break it, fell off a cliff and
fell into the river. Carried away by a strong current, he managed to shout to his beloved:
“Do not forget about me!” and went headlong into the water. When they found his body,
he had a blue flower in his hand, which the girl planted on
the grave of a loved one. And such stories about the name of this amazing
There are many flowers.
Forget-me-not bloom begins in May and lasts about two
months. The most successful in appearance this flower is adjacent
on a flower bed with pansies and bright yellow wallflower. Also his
cold resistance and early flowering allow you to use it in
spring compositions with bulbous plants.
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Forget-me-nots – growing and care
For forget-me-nots, it is better to choose half-shaded places with humus,
light soils. These areas should be well and regularly moistened,
since forget-me-nots, based on their natural origin, are
moisture-loving plants, and with insufficient moisture quickly
bloom. Therefore, in a drought, they should be watered abundantly. But,
waterlogging of forget-me-nots can lead to the fact that they will start
rotting or the stems will be excessively drawn from them, therefore
it is necessary to provide good drainage in the area where they are
are grown.
These plants respond very well to organic and
mineral dressings. It is necessary to fertilize the soil with ammonium nitrate
(10 gr. Per 1 sq. M.), 15 g of superphosphate (15 gr.), Potassium salt
(5 gr.). Also for feeding you can use the mullein infusion (1
part on a bucket of water) and a mixture of compost with peat.
Since forget-me-nots are planted in the shade and make landing pretty
thick, then weed them do not need.
Forget-Me-Not пересадка и breeding
Forget-me-nots tolerate transplant at any time of the year, including
their flowering period. They are propagated mainly by seeds, which
sown from late May to early July, and to a permanent place
planted in August and September. It is important to know that the seeds when sowing
should not be deeply buried so that they can germinate faster
in the light. Before sowing, they should be dipped in lightly salted
water Seeds that float are subject to rejection. Rest
need to dry and sow on the wetted soil surface. Through
Seedlings will appear in 5-6 days, and after they form one or two
these leaves should be dived in boxes or pots,
filled with wet peat soil. First box contain in
cold greenhouse, and since March – in a warm room. For good
development of seedlings should provide them with constant hydration, but
additional lighting they do not need, as forget-me-nots are
to shade tolerant plants. From late April, young plants can
planted in flower beds. The distance between them should be from 15 cm
up to 20 cm. Flowering occurs in May-June following the landing
of the year.
Forget-me-not seeds are characterized by early ripening, so they
crumble quickly. This leads to the fact that in the fall under the mother
bushes can see young plants sprouted from fallen seeds
suitable for transfer to another place. Also, collecting the seeds, their
can be sown in small grooves, separated from each other by 10 cm,
sprinkle with fine leaf soil on top, pour and coat.
Approximately in 2 weeks shoots will appear. Them after education
these leaves should be seated 5-10 cm one from the other, and
in August-September, land on a permanent place.
Also for breeding forget-me-nots you can use green
cuttings. Herb apical cuttings, having a length of from 4 to 5
cm, planted in May-June in shaded places. Early grafting
allows you to achieve bloom forget-me-nots this summer or autumn, but
in this case they will bloom worse next year. More later
grafting will result in the autumn only a small bush
but next year the plant will bloom profusely and for a long time.
Forget-Me-Not diseases and pests
In order to forget-me-not to be sick, you need to follow the simplest
rules of care for them: to avoid contamination of plantings, regularly
loosen the soil and comply with the optimal mode of irrigation, not giving
plant dry out, but not watering it excessively. In case of violation
These rules plants can be affected by various diseases.
The main illnesses of forget-me-not – gray and root rot, real and
downy mildew. The best cure for rot is
spraying the plant with Khom 10 days after
how will its shoots appear (40 grams of the drug is taken for 10 liters of water).
Powdery mildew is also treated by spraying with fungicides, for example,
drug “Scorch” (2 ml diluted in 10 liters of water).
Also forget-me-nots can suffer from aphids, cruciferous flea,
scoop and slugs. The main measure to combat them is spraying
insecticides.
