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Firmament Chinese Forget-Me-Not

seeds

Cynoglossum amabile
Open-pollinated. Annual. Also known as Hound’s Tongue. Uniquely bright dainty 5-petaled azure-blue blossoms. Floriferous throughout the summer with three blooms per cluster and a half dozen clusters per plant. Try alongside calendula for color contrast. Introduced by Ernst Benary. 1939 AAS. Start indoors 6 weeks before the last frost or direct seed outdoors in spring. Germinates in 5–10 days at 65–70°. Space plants 9" apart. Prefer full sun. 16–18". Annual. ~200 seeds/g. ② ③

From early May through October 31, items shipping from our garden seeds warehouse ship twice a week, usually Tuesday and Thursday. For quickest turnaround time order online by noon Monday or Wednesday.

We will not be fulfilling seed orders from May 20 - May 22 while we do physical inventory count. Orders placed by Monday, May 19 at 10am will be shipped before the break. We will resume normal order fulfillment on Friday, May 23.

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4965 Firmament Chinese Forget-Me-Not

A: 1g

$2.95

B: 7g

$3.75

C: 28g

$6.25

Additional Information

Flowers

All flowers are open-pollinated except where noted.

Days in parentheses after a variety indicate days to first bloom.

Germination Testing

For the latest results of our germination tests, please see the germination page.

Our Seeds are Non-GMO

All of our seeds are non-GMO, and free of neonicotinoids and fungicides. Fedco is one of the original companies to sign the Safe Seed Pledge.