Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-665.33.08
Myosotidium hortensia
Englsih: Giant forget-me-not; Chatham Islands forget-me-not.
Region: Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Genus: 1 species, related to Selkirkia and Mimophytum.
Habitat: near beaches, under the direct influence of sea-water spray and sea-winds.
Use: ornamental.
Botany
Herb; fleshy.
Leaves: large, orbicular, fleshy; appearingly parallel leaf venation.
Flowers blue, in the late spring;.
Seeds: relative large, blackish, winged.