Family Index

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Scientific Name

Myosotis exarrhena

Family Name

BORAGINACEAE

Common Name

Sweet Forget-me-not

Status

Height

30-60cm

Flowers

Sweet-scented, white or pale blue flowers, in flowerheads on the ends of stems.

Fruit

Nutlets

Form

Perennial herb with long hairs, erect stems and a stout rootstock.

Municipalities

Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Hobart; Kingborough; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard

Communities

Habitat Notes

Widespread but local, from sea level to mountains at 870m altitude.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Grown from seed. Some species have a 2-3 month after-ripening period. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

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Aug

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Nutlets are dark brown and 2mm long.

Seed Treatment Method

Storage

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Cutting Notes