It is not uncommon for them to appear in gardens. Most commonly seen are the familiar blue flowers, but there is a pink-flowering forget-me-not variety and another with white flowers. Q.

The charming little forget-me-not is loved all over the world. Its tiny, bright blue flowers are enchanting when grown in profusion. These darling flowers also may be pink or white.

Forget-me-nots are one of the most easily recognised garden flowers. The small round blue, white-eyed flowers are pretty and bright. Grown as spring bedding, usually in combination with tulips ...

Forget-me-nots are incredibly versatile and easy to grow from seeds, though as with most flowers, sowing them at the right time of year is crucial to give the young plants the best start ...

Forget-me-nots first gained popularity between the 1920s and 1960s, Gogos said, when the Great War Veteran's Association of Newfoundland adopted the flower for its annual Memorial Day fundraiser.

Alcock made 15,000 felt forget-me-not flowers. The pink bud is for soldiers who died in the First World War. (Colleen Connors/CBC) ...

Some types of forget-me-nots have become problematic. These types are not native to the U.S. and aggressively self-seed. They can take over whole gardens quickly and will crowd out native species.