Chinese forget-me-not
Cynoglossum amabile
RHS AGM 1993, RHS Plants for Pollinators
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall9 to 12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Rounded
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Light blue
- Foliage color
- Gray/silver, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Chinese forget-me-not (Cynoglossum amabile) is an annual for borders, cottage gardens, and cut flower beds. It shrugs off cool spells and light frost, though a hard freeze will damage it. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. It grows 12 to 24 inches tall and forms a rounded mound of gray-green leaves. Light blue flowers appear in spring, summer, and autumn, and bees visit them.
Pairs well with Aster, California poppy, Gaura, and Fountain grass.
Native range
Asia.