Perennials > Mysodotidium > Mysodotidium hortensia > Mysodotidium hortensia
Mysodotidium hortensia
Chatham Island forget-me-not
Origin: Native to the Chatham Islands.
| Family |
| Boraginaceae |
| Genus |
| Mysodotidium |
| Species |
| hortensia |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 8 - 9 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 8b |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H4 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-10) - (-5) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 14 - 23 |
| Height |
| 0.1 - 0.5 m |
| Spread |
| 0.1 - 0.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A short, matt-forming perennial with emerald leaves and white to blue flowers. |
| Landscape |
| Flower beds, flower gardens. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in a gritty, moist, well-drained soil under partial shade. |
| Shape |
| Matt-forming. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| susceptible to slugs. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Trebah Gardens, Mawnan Smith, Nr Falmouth, Cornwall. |
| Propagation |
| Propagate by division or seed. |
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