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Forget-me-not Flower bed of Forget-me-not flowers. In dutch they are called &#039;vergeet-mij-nietjes&#039;.<br /> <br /> The myth is that in the middle agis a knight was walking along a river with his love of his life. While picking some flowers for her he fell in the river because of his heavy armament.<br /> While drowning he threw the flowers at her and yelled &quot;forget me not&quot;.<br /> This flower is a sign of romance and tragedy and used to be worn by women as sign of commitment and endless love.<br /> Geotagged,Myosotis arvensis,The Netherlands Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Forget-me-not

Flower bed of Forget-me-not flowers. In dutch they are called 'vergeet-mij-nietjes'.

The myth is that in the middle agis a knight was walking along a river with his love of his life. While picking some flowers for her he fell in the river because of his heavy armament.
While drowning he threw the flowers at her and yelled "forget me not".
This flower is a sign of romance and tragedy and used to be worn by women as sign of commitment and endless love.

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The Field Forget-me-not

Myosotis arvensis or Field Forget-me-not is a herbaceous annual of the genus Myosotis.

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Similar species: Boraginales
Species identified by Joost Thissen
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By Joost Thissen

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Uploaded May 19, 2012. Captured May 10, 2012 17:29 in Chamonixlaan 156, 5627 Woensel-Noord, The Netherlands.
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  • GT-I9000
  • f/2.6
  • 1/52s
  • ISO50
  • 3.79mm