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Chatham Island forget-me-not

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Chatham Island forget-me-not

One of the most colourful examples of Chatham Islands’ flora, the Chatham Island forget-me-not (Myosotidium hortensia) grows in exposed coastal locations. It has become a popular display flower in mainland gardens. Botanically speaking it is not a true forget-me-not, but its flowers are very similar.

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Rhys Richards, Chatham Islands – Land and habitat, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/37785/chatham-island-forget-me-not (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by Rhys Richards, published 28 November 2012, updated 1 May 2015.