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Cynoglossum amabile |
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| | Developing seeds take on a reddish cast |
| Common name |
Chinese forget-me-not |
| Family |
boraginaceae |
| Life cycle |
annual |
| Flowers |
blue (summer) |
| Size |
12-18" |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
From seed  |
self-seeds in our garden
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Loaded with sky-blue flowers for weeks in summer, this annual adds a cheerful note to unexpected corners of our garden - it self-seeds here and there, no doubt aided by the fact that the seeds cling to fabric (usually taking a ride on socks).
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This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away... One or more images of this plant are included in my stock photo catalog About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Anita Long | Apr 27, 2008 | Beautiful, delicate flowers.So cute in arrangements! |
| maria p | Dec 12, 2010 | beautiful flowers indeed, i have them growing in a few spots in my garden with yellows - very pretty.
do you know where the name 'amabile' comes from?
'Amabilis' is Latin for lovely, or lovable. It's hard to disagree :-) |
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