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forget-me-not
noun
for·get-me-not
fər-ˈget-mē-ˌnät 
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: any of a genus (Myosotis) of small herbs of the borage family having usually bright blue or white flowers usually arranged in a curving spike
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Sentebale — meaning forget-me-not in Lesotho’s language — was set up by the princes in memory of their late mothers, Princess Diana and Queen ‘Mamohato, to help support young people in Lesotho, especially amid the HIV and AIDS crisis in the southern African country.
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Simon Perry, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The trail is well maintained, with a steady, moderate climb that takes you through meadows and past fields of wildflowers (glacier lilies, lupine, and forget-me-nots, to name a few) during the summer months.
—AFAR Media, 7 July 2025
Yang’s visual language is rich with symbolism and personal mythology: wigs, porcelain, insects, dumplings, and blue forget-me-not petals become narrative anchors, weaving together stories of memory, identity, and legacy.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Perennials to plant: allium, Asiatic lily, aster, astilbe, black-eyed susan, clematis, columbine, coneflower, chrysanthemum, daffodils, daisies, daylily, forget-me-not, geranium, goldenrod, Hellebore, hollyhock, hydrangea, lavender, peonies and roses.
—Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
Their hue, said to resemble the color of forget-me-nots, reinforced the sentiment of enduring romance.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025
Photo by Michael Thaler/Shutterstock Wildflowers in the Dolomites, Italy
April–August
Edelweiss, poppies, gentians, saxifrages, forget-me-nots—these are a handful of the storybook flora that hikers may encounter when trekking in the Italian Alps.
—Ashlea Halpern, AFAR Media, 6 Mar. 2025
Foxglove, scabiosa, forget-me-nots, bachelor buttons, and calendula all fall into this category.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Dec. 2024
Anything from the forget-me-not collection ($60+) from Addison Weeks.
—Laura Barrero, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
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Simon Perry, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The trail is well maintained, with a steady, moderate climb that takes you through meadows and past fields of wildflowers (glacier lilies, lupine, and forget-me-nots, to name a few) during the summer months.
—AFAR Media, 7 July 2025
Yang’s visual language is rich with symbolism and personal mythology: wigs, porcelain, insects, dumplings, and blue forget-me-not petals become narrative anchors, weaving together stories of memory, identity, and legacy.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Perennials to plant: allium, Asiatic lily, aster, astilbe, black-eyed susan, clematis, columbine, coneflower, chrysanthemum, daffodils, daisies, daylily, forget-me-not, geranium, goldenrod, Hellebore, hollyhock, hydrangea, lavender, peonies and roses.
—Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
Their hue, said to resemble the color of forget-me-nots, reinforced the sentiment of enduring romance.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025
Photo by Michael Thaler/Shutterstock Wildflowers in the Dolomites, Italy
April–August
Edelweiss, poppies, gentians, saxifrages, forget-me-nots—these are a handful of the storybook flora that hikers may encounter when trekking in the Italian Alps.
—Ashlea Halpern, AFAR Media, 6 Mar. 2025
Foxglove, scabiosa, forget-me-nots, bachelor buttons, and calendula all fall into this category.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Dec. 2024
Anything from the forget-me-not collection ($60+) from Addison Weeks.
—Laura Barrero, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Forget-me-not.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forget-me-not. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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