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 50 states on zone range alone, and native to 7 of them. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering. Select any state, including one it will not grow in, for what is resistant there.
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- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- 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
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
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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.