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Myosotis (laxa)

Amy Bartow
Seed and Plant Production Manager
USDA NRCS - Corvallis Plant Materials Center
3415 NE Granger Ave
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
(541) 757-4812 ext 103
(541) 757-4733 (fax)
amy.bartow@or.usda.gov
http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/orpmc
Family Scientific Name: Boraginaceae
Family Common Name: Borage family
Scientific Name: Myosotis laxa Lehm.
Common Name: small flowered forget-me-not
Species Code: MYLA
Ecotype: seeds collected from Lane Co., Oregon near Eugene
Propagation Goal: seeds
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.)
Time To Grow: 0
Growing Area Preparation/
Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:		 Seeds were planted into conetainers filled with Sunshine #1 (a soil-less peat-based media) amended with micro nutrients (MicroMax) and a slow release fertilizer (Osmocote 14-14-14). Sown flats were placed in a greenhouse set at modrate temperatures (70 degree days, 50 degree nights).
Establishment Phase: Seeds germinated within one to two weeks with no treatment. 95% germination was observed.
Length of Establishment Phase: 1 month
Active Growth Phase: One-month old plants were transplanted into 3'X 4' tubs filled with 6" of Sunshine #1 media. Plants were spaced 4" apart and watered heavily.
Length of Active Growth Phase: 6 months
Harvesting, Storage and Shipping: Seeds were collected by cutting off flower stalks when the lowest nutlets turned black. They were then dried in a greenhouse and cleaned in an air-screen machine
Other Comments: Plants will continue to flower (if watered sufficiently) after being cut back and produce mulitple harvests. Maximizing seed yeild can be difficult due to indeterminant flower cymes.

Citation:

Bartow, Amy L. 2003. Propagation protocol for production of Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.) Myosotis laxa Lehm. seeds USDA NRCS - Corvallis Plant Materials Center Corvallis, Oregon. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/04/21). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.