The common name of Myosotis, Forget Me Not, comes from a German legend. The legend says that a knight died trying to get the flowers, which are a symbol of true love and remembrance, for his lover, and with his last breath he called out, “Forget me not!”
The Greek name of the flower, Myosotis (μυοσωτίς), means mouse's ear because the foliage — oval, furry leaves — resemble a mouse's ear.
Myosotis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. In the United States, they are known as forget-me-nots or scorpion grasses.
