How to Train Forget Me Not Flowers to Climb on a Trellis

Forget-me-nots are usually grown as ground cover due to their thick spreading nature and tiny blue flowers in the spring. Some species of forget-me-nots are even native to the U.S., and most grow well in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 5 to 8. While these flowers make a nice addition to any garden, you may not have need for ground cover in your yard. Luckily, forget-me-nots can be trained to grow on a trellis if started early enough in the season.

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Twine

Instructions

- 1
  Insert the trellis next to a wall behind the forget-me-not plants. Push the trellis into the ground about 1/3 of the total height of the trellis to ensure it won't fall over.
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  Select the longest of the forget-me-nots' stems in the late spring or early summer. These will grow up the trellis.
- 3
  Secure the young shoots of the forget-me-nots to the trellis. Tie twine loosely around the stems to hold them in place.
- 4
  Allow the forget-me-nots to grow throughout the season. Tie more stems to the trellis as they grow to ensure the plant grows up the trellis, and not out.

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