Ask anyone to name a flower with a message and the forget me not usually comes first. The name is the meaning. In the language of flowers it stands for true love, faithful memory and the quiet promise that someone stays in your thoughts even when they’re far away.
A little history
The story goes back to medieval Europe, where the tiny blue flower was worn by lovers as a token of loyalty. In Germany it’s the Vergissmeinnicht, the same plea in another tongue. Over the centuries it became the flower of remembrance too, worn for people we’ve lost and moments we don’t want to fade.
Why the blue matters
Forget me not blue is one of the truest blues in any British garden or hedgerow, and it needs no dye at all. The bright ones I press grow wild on the roadsides near my home in St Albans, and the lighter ones grow on my windowsill. I press each flower at the height of its colour so the blue you wear is the blue it bloomed with.
Who to give it to
A forget me not piece suits the moments words struggle with. A mother far from her grown children. A friend moving away. A remembrance gift after a loss. A promise between two people. Customers often tell me it’s “a heartful gift”, and I think that’s exactly what this flower has always been.
Wearing a real one
Each piece in my forget me not collection holds a genuine pressed flower in clear resin, so no two are ever the same. If you’re new to pressed flower jewellery, a pressed flower necklace is the classic place to start.
