Eva Thorström's cross stitch design:
The name Forget-me-not:
According to Carl von Linné, this is how the flower got its name:
"The flower grew in a garden with many other flowers. The other flowers were praised for being useful or sweet-smelling. But no one noticed this little herb, because it was so very small, and so it said: Forget me not!"
Another explanation originates from Austria:
"Once upon a time there was a knight who was walking with his maiden along the shore of the river Donau. Suddenly the maiden noticed a sweet little blue flower that grew on a distant cliff in the river. The knight went out to the cliff to pick the flower, but slipped and fell in the water. He reached out his hand and called out: "Forget me not!". The maiden named the flower Forget-me-not, and planted it on the knight's grave."
Ingå's forget-me-not
(Myosotis)
In 1992 the Martha Association in Ingå made the suggestion to adopt a municipal flower for Ingå. The Municipal Secretary Birgitta Johansson suggested the Forget-me-not, and it was happily accepted by all.
The choice was motivated by the fact that the flower grows in all areas of the municipality, is self-sowing and in favourable conditions bloom far into the autumn. The colours of the flower, blue, yellow and red, can also be found in the municipal coat of arms.
The Forget-me-not is of the genus Myosotis which can be found in different species and have slightly different colourings. The Ingå flower is of the perennial species Myosotis scorpiodes or Myosotis palustris.
The municipal flower was officially presented at the arts and crafts day Hantverkardagen on July 11th 1992. At the presentation the chairwoman of Ingå Martha Association at that time, Birgitta Grönvik, said:
"This is Ingå Martha Association's gift to Ingå and its people - we hope that this flower can be used as a characteristic and symbol of Ingå in various situations."
Last update: 31.10.2008