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Q.How Do I Know When Forget Me Nots Are Ready To Self Seed Or Have Already Dropped Their Seed?

Zone 2038 | Anonymous added on April 15, 2021 | Answered

My nephew passed away and his flower was forget me nots. I have some seeds which are currently growing but I read they die off at the end of the season and self seed.

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GKH_Susan
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Answered on April 16, 2021

So sorry about your nephew - please accept our condolences.
Usually, if you do not remove the flowers, they will dry up, drop off and re-seed themselves. Forget me nots do this quite well - just don't pluck the flowers off.
Here's an article:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/forget-me-nots/forget-me-not-seed-planting.htm

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