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Cynoglossum amabile

Family: Boraginaceae

Common names: CHINESE FORGET-ME-NOT, HOUNDS TONGUE

Native to: East Asia

Plant

Type: annual

Forms: clumping, erect, rosette

Max height: 2 feet

Max width: 1 foot

Flower

blue/green

Leaf

green

Horticulture

Attracts wildlife: adult butterfly, specific butterfly species

Exposure: part shade, sun

Landscape use: container

Propagates by: seed

flowers in summer

Soil type: well drained

USDA Zones: zone 7 to 0 f, zone 8 to +10 f, zone 9 to +20 f, zone 10 to +30 f

Temp. range: 0 to +40 °F

Water: regular

Butterflies that feed on this plant

Cynoglossum, a genus comprised of 90 species and a member of the Boraginaceae family, attract the MONARCH butterfly.

Cynoglossum amabile, an annual, grows to 2 foot high by a foot wide in sun or part shade. It propagates by seed and flowers in summer, and can be grown in Zones 7-10. It prefers regular watering and can be grown in a container.

Missouri botanical affirms that “this plant will freely self seed in the garden.” Chinese forget-me-not is not to be confused with Myosotis scorpioides (For-get-me-not) which is another plant that can be weedy. The seedheads will attach to your pant leg or bathrobe to find another suitable locale to take up residence in your garden. You might want to be suspicious of a plant with such a nick-name as it has a reputation to uphold.

It will attract the adult Danaus plexippus, MONARCH to feed, but so will many other plants listed in the database. It is one of the few plants that attract Gray Ministreak (Ministrymon azia).