
You may be interested in your other planting guides for Zone 8a. We surprised tall dahlias That shrugged and turned scarlet faces to the breeze. Forget Me Lyrics Verse 1 Days ache and nights are long Two years and still, youre not gone Guess Im still holding on Drag my name through the dirt Somehow it doesnt hurt though Guess. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15☏. Forget-Me-Nots Jean Starr Untermeyer For Amy Lowell We walked through garden closes Languidly, with dragging Sunday feet, And passed down a long pleached alley, And could remember, as one remembers in a fairy tale, Ladies in brocade, and lovers, and musk. This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10☏. These beautiful, low growing biennials will self-seed in the garden, but they are not considered invasive. Half of the time in Zone 8a you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so always be ready to cover your forget-me-not in the event of one of those late frosts. Forget-me-nots are members of the borage family (Boraginaceae), whose members predominately have true blue flowers, such as Virginia bluebells.


You should expect an average low temperature of 10☏ in the coldest months of winter.Īlways keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Zone 8a and it can change quite a bit from year to year. On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Zone 8a. Starting your forget-me-not indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier. The last month that you can plant forget-me-not and expect a good harvest is probably September.Īny later than that and your forget-me-not may not have a chance to really do well. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances. The earliest that you can plant forget-me-not in Zone 8a is February. They are also considered a symbol of fidelity and faithfulness. When you give someone these tiny blooms, it represents a promise that you will always remember them and will keep them in your thoughts.

They are mostly associated with the memory. Probably not a good time to plant forget-me-not Forget-me-nots symbolize true love and respect. Forget-me-nots, the tiny little blue flowers you can find in the wild fields, have much in the way fo symbolism. Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant forget-me-not
