Is Alpine Forget-Me-Not deer resistant?
Myosotis alpestris
Plant typeBiennialHardinessZones 3–8LightPart shade
MaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
Native range7 US states
About Alpine Forget-Me-Not
More compact than the woodland species and better suited to rock gardens and troughs. Treated as a biennial, so let it seed.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 6 to 7.5
- Drainage
- Well drained
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 8 to 10 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to Alpine Forget-Me-Not
Other biennials with the same deer rating.
Where Alpine Forget-Me-Not grows
Hardy across most of these 50 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Coloradonative
- California
- Oregonnative
- Washingtonnative
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montananative
- Wyomingnative
- Idahonative
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaskanative
- District of Columbia
Highlighted states are within its native range according to the USDA PLANTS database, where it is native to 7 US states in total.
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Alpine Forget-Me-Not
- Is Alpine Forget-Me-Not deer resistant?
- Alpine Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis alpestris) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Alpine Forget-Me-Not grow in?
- Alpine Forget-Me-Not is hardy in USDA zones 3 to 8. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Alpine Forget-Me-Not grow in shade?
- Yes. Alpine Forget-Me-Not tolerates part shade, which makes it one of the options for a shaded bed where deer also browse.