: any of a genus (Myosotis) of small herbs of the borage family having usually bright blue or white flowers usually arranged in a curving spike
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Their hue, said to resemble the color of forget-me-nots, reinforced the sentiment of enduring romance.—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025 Photo by Michael Thaler/Shutterstock Wildflowers in the Dolomites, Italy
April–August
Edelweiss, poppies, gentians, saxifrages, forget-me-nots—these are a handful of the storybook flora that hikers may encounter when trekking in the Italian Alps.—Ashlea Halpern, AFAR Media, 6 Mar. 2025 Foxglove, scabiosa, forget-me-nots, bachelor buttons, and calendula all fall into this category.—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Dec. 2024 Anything from the forget-me-not collection ($60+) from Addison Weeks.—Laura Barrero, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024 The original list of dozens of species, including garden heliotrope, forget-me-not, Japanese barberry, Bell’s honeysuckle and multiflora rose, dates from 2002, Hiskes said.—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2024 The blend of ginseng, rose, forget-me-nots, suede, and vanilla melds together for a skin scent like nothing else in my collection: warm, cozy, and addicting.—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 13 Nov. 2023 The purple flower often smells of citrus, like orange blossom and honeysuckle, and looks akin to small, pointed clusters of forget-me-nots.—Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2023 The best flowers for pressing are ones that lie flat: violets, daises, poppies, pansies, cosmos, delphiniums, geraniums, forget-me-nots, and greenery.—Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2023
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