True Forget-me-not - Myosotis scorpioides

True Forget-me-not near cattails at Pickford Street stormwater outflow into Lake Wingra in Madison, Wisconsin on June 9, 2020.

Above: True Forget-me-not near cattails at Pickford Street storm water outflow into Lake Wingra in Madison, Wisconsin (6/09/20).

True Forget-me-not - Myosotis scorpioides

An introduced species in North America, the Forget-me-not is usually found in damp or wet habitats, such as bogs, ponds, streams, ditches, fen and rivers. Although it favors wet ground, it can even survive submerged in water, and often can form floating rafts.

Forget-me-not flowers are pink in bud and become light blue when fully open. The small, five-petal, light blue blossoms are a little over a 1/4 inch wide with yellow centers and white honey guides.

Other names include: Water forget-me-not, common forget-me-not, forget-me-not, water scorpion-grass.

Above: True Forget-me-not near cattails at Pickford Street storm water outflow into Lake Wingra in Madison, Wisconsin on June 9, 2020.

Forget-Me-Not
by Scottish author, Elizabeth Gordon

Sweet little maid Forget-Me-Not,

She's such a darling little tot;

A blue-eyed child with modest ways,

She's never spoiled a bit by praise.

For more information on True Forget-me-not, visit Wikipedia.

Or, visit the UW-Madison Wisconsin State Herbarium website page about Forget-me-not - Myosotis scorpioides.