Description of Myosotis scorpioides 'Semperflorens'

Myosotis scorpioides 'Semperflorens' is water forget-me-not, selected for a long flowering season. It’s a simple plant, but it earns its place by threading small blue flowers through the margins from late spring onwards.

Appearance

It forms low, leafy mats and sends up small stems with clusters of sky-blue flowers. Height is usually 10 to 20cm, but it can spread wider into damp gaps.

In the right conditions it flowers for months, especially if you keep it tidy.

Care Guide

This is an easy one: keep it wet and don’t let taller plants smother it.

• Sun: Full sun to part shade.
• Soil: Aquatic compost or any fertile soil that stays wet.
• Water depth: Works in boggy soil or very shallow water. Keep it near the edge rather than deep.
• Tidy up: Cut back after a flush of flowers to get fresh growth and more blooms.
• Propagation: It roots where stems touch damp soil, so it’s easy to lift and replant small pieces.

If you want it contained, plant it in a basket or in a defined pocket so it doesn’t wander into neighbouring plants.

Suitability for Bog Garden

Myosotis scorpioides 'Semperflorens' is ideal for the front edge of a bog garden, around stepping stones, or trailing over the lip of a pond shelf. It softens hard edges and covers bare soil.

It also works as a linking plant. Use it to connect separate clumps of taller marginals so the planting looks continuous rather than like a row of pots.

FAQ