Variations on a Theme: Forget-me-not, Heartleaf or Green Alkanet

Why is it that we like to identify plants? To check whether it is safe or to eat or not, perhaps, or as a first step in working out how to buy one. To check if it is generally regarded by tastemakers as a weed or as a fit plant for a garden. But there's…

Forget me not — GARDENS, WEEDS & WORDS

Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board

Friday Fancy: Fairy Places – Susan Rushton

The Boraginaceae or Borage Family and their uses: Green Alkanet, Forget-me- not, Houndstongue, Viper's-bugloss, Oysterplant, the Gromwells and Lungworts! - Wonderful Weed Weekly

Evergreen alkanet hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy

Green alkanet / RHS Gardening

Forget me not — GARDENS, WEEDS & WORDS

Friday Fancy: Fairy Places – Susan Rushton

Bees Love Green Alkanet - Pentaglottis sempervirens