Omphalodes linifolia

RHS Plant Profile

Venus's navelwort

Other common names

Argentine forget-me-not, flax-leaved navelwort

Omphalodes linifolia alba

A slender, branching annual with narrow grey-green leaves and open racemes of white flowers 1.5cm across in late spring and summer

0.1-0.5 metres

0.1-0.5 metres

Family: Boraginaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: No
Genus: Omphalodes can be annuals, biennials or perennials, with simple leaves and terminal racemes or cymes of blue or white flowers resembling those of Myosotis (forget-me-not)
Name Status: Correct
Plant Range: SW Europe

Grow in a moderately fertile, well-drained soil in full sun

Propagate by seed sown in spring

Cut back after flowering

May be susceptible to slugs and snails

Generally disease-free