Over a decade ago, I visited LL and she gave me some "forget me not" flower plant. I planted it at my home. Every year, it blooms around this time of year. And just like its namesake, the new bloom reminds me of LL.

One of my favorites also! When I was growing up we called them by either their Lithuanian or Russian name, both of which translate to "forget me not" (neužmirštuolė and nezabutki).

They grew all over our property up in Door County. They were abundant at the edge of the woods but would stop short of moving into really sunny areas.

I have a different variety of them in my garden here. The plants are shorter and the flowers are a deeper blue. And unlike their wild woodland cousins they smell a bit like grape Nehi soda.

Has anyone been in touch with LL? I think of her often, especially in spring when my garden springs to life....

I see her often on facebook.

It seems to have spread!

I never had forget-me-nots. Then, last year, suddenly among the sedums along the street, there were thousands of them. No idea where they came from. I had no idea what they were, so I was yanking them out as fast as I could. This year, I'll just leave them.

Speaking of WTF-er plants, many years ago I got some lithodora cuttings from jodi. It's blooming like crazy right now with the most stunning deep blue flowers. I should take some pictures. And some more cuttings.

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Originally posted by pianojuggler:
I never had forget-me-nots. Then, last year, suddenly among the sedums along the street, there were thousands of them. No idea where they came from. I had no idea what they were, so I was yanking them out as fast as I could. This year, I'll just leave them.

Speaking of WTF-er plants, many years ago I got some lithodora cuttings from jodi. It's blooming like crazy right now with the most stunning deep blue flowers. I should take some pictures. And some more cuttings.

Forget-Me-Nots are usually biennials; they bloom the second year. You may have had an invasion the year before and didn’t notice them? If you don’t want them, it’s good that you yanked them; they’re prolific self-seeders.