Do you know the flowers called forget-me-not? There are 50 kinds of forget-me-nots throughout the world. Their flower meaning is “true love.” The name came from a story about Germany knight and his girlfriend. While they were taking a walk by the Danube River, she wanted a beautiful flower on the river, so he jumped into the river to get it. However, he was drowned because of his armor.
When he was dead, he said “Don’t forget me” giving her the flower and she kept holding his last gift on her head for whole her life. Therefore, forget-me-nots are perfect flowers to tell love. I’m going to talk about 7 kinds of them related to love.
With the meaning of forget-me-nots☆7 flowers about love
Cynoglossum amabile
Their flower meaning is “true love” and this is the birthday flower of April sixth too. I recommend them as a gift for your important person because they have the meaning of true love. They are also called Chinese forget-me-not.
Myosotis alpestris
They are the most famous kind of forget-me-nots. They are very cute flowers having varied colors such as pale blue, white, pink, and purple. Due to the flower meaning, they are good for people who have long distance relationship with their partner. How about try to give a present of the flowers meaning that don’t forget me even we are far apart.
Garden forget-me-not
They are popular in Japan and only one kind originated in Japan. The flower color is pale blue or purple like the sky. There is a yellow eye in the center of petals. We tend to find them around sunny places of woods and roadsides.
Myosotis discolor
They were made by the bleed improvements. Their flowers are very small as 2-2.5 mm diameter. They gradually change their color from yellow at beginning to blue at the end. They are too little to be the main, so it is better to gather a lot of flowers or to use as a secondary role if you would like to give them as a gift.
Sweet pea
Although they are not categorized into forget-me-nots, they have the same as forget-me-nots. They are in the legume family and lovely for flower bouquets. They have many colors including red, pink, blue, violet, and white. They have a meaning of little memories beside don’t forget me.
Geranium
They also have the same meaning of “true love” as forget-me-not though they are in a different family of Geraniaceae. They bloom red, pink, white flowers, so I recommend people who like girlish colors. Geraniums smell wonderful too.
Aster tataricus
Although they don’t have the same meaning, they have a meaning of “I won’t forget you.” Besides, they also mean thinking of a person far apart, so they are best for people who have long distance relationship just like forget-me-nots.
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Forget-me-nots had been used to tell love on a letter before cell phones were invented. People hardly write a letter now, but why don’t you give them to your partner, friends, or family to say I love you?
I mentioned other kinds of flowers for people who don’t like forget-me-nots and I hope these to be useful for you. The types I introduced are popular in Japan. Let’s choose the best forget-me-nots for your loved one and give them to tell your love.
Summary
With the meaning of forget-me-nots☆7 flowers about love
Cynoglossum amabile
Myosotis alpestris
Garden forget-me-not
Myosotis discolor
Sweet pea
Geranium
Aster tataricus