Forget-me-not is the name of a flower, and it is so affectionate, wistful and imaginable that people cannot wait to send it to the lover. Perhaps a lot of people want to know the origin of the name “forget-me-not”, what is the forget-me-not and what legend does it have.
The forget-me-not are also called the myosotis sylvatica, is a comfrey myosotis.
Forget-me-not is native to Eurasia. It is the perennial herb and heliad with 10–60cm stem height, and it is shade-tolerant and easy to self-sow propagate.
The flower of the forget-me-not is small and beautiful. There is the yellow heart pistil in the center of the blue flower, and the color collocation is harmonious and striking. The cincinno raceme elongates gradually as the flowers open, half-opened – so attractive and memorable. There is the varietal white and red forget-me-not.
The young men and women give the forget-me-not to each other as the token of love to express deep love.
The origin of the name “forget-me-not”
In the German legend, when God finished giving the name to all the flowers, a small flower which was not named shouted: “Oh, my God, please don't forget me (Forget-me-not)!” Then God willingly answered: “This is just your name.”
The legend of the forget-me-not
“Forget-me-not” is so very romantic, and its legend well determines the status of the “affectionate person in the flowers”.
According to legend, a German knight and his lover were walking along the bank of Danube, accidentally they caught a glimpse of a blooming blue flower on the riverside. The knight’s lover liked it very much, so he leaned to pick it regardless of the danger only to slip fall into the rapids.
The knight knew that he cannot be rescued, so he said rapidly "Do not forget me!" and he threw the blue flower to his lover, then he disappeared in the river.
Since then, the knight's lover wore the blue flower in hair day and night to show steadfast and undying love for the knight. So the blue flower is called “forget-me-not”, which means “do not forget me” and “true love”.
In addition, the cut flowers in the market are slightly different from the forget-me-not in the legend. Because of the small flowers, dry membrane, quietly elegant color, long ornamental period, and long florescence like the babysbreath, they are also called forget-me-not.
