Forget-me-not · New Delhi, Delhi, India
When to plant forget-me-nots in New Delhi
Main outdoor window
18 Feb - 18 Mar
A climate estimate. Check your soil, forecast and cultivar.
Timed from last spring frost
7 January
In New Delhi, on your chosen risk.
First flowers
1 Apr - 31 May
If you plant at the start of the window.
The average last frost. Half of all years are later than this.
Step by step in New Delhi
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Import into Apple Calendar, Google Calendar or Outlook. Dates use the selected risk level and are planning estimates, not frost alerts.
Each window is a planning range. Check the forecast, soil and cultivar before planting; a later date is not automatically safer in hot or wet conditions.
Sow direct
18 Feb - 18 Mar
Six weeks after your last frost.
Move to final position
27 May - 24 Jun
20 weeks after your last frost.
In flower
1 Apr - 31 May
Forget-me-nots through the year
Against the frost risk in New Delhi
Seasonal context
Rainfall and the growing season in New Delhi
July has the highest average precipitation (217 mm); November has the lowest (4 mm). Compare this pattern with the planting windows and your water supply.
During wetter months, check that beds and containers drain after heavy rain. During drier months, plan how you will keep seeds and new transplants watered. Monthly averages can hide long dry spells and intense storms; they do not show soil moisture, humidity or this week's weather.
Source: NASA POWER, corrected MERRA-2 precipitation, 2001–2020. Values are approximate monthly totals, including the water equivalent of snow, from the nearest 0.5° × 0.625° grid cell. This reference period differs from the temperature record. Rainfall provides context and does not change the calculated planting dates. Method and limitations.
Monthly growing conditions in New Delhi
Compare the planting window with the local temperature pattern. These are historical monthly averages, not this year's forecast or measured soil temperatures. Average frost days do not tell you whether a particular night will freeze.
| Month | Average low | Average high | Frost days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.8°C (44.2°F)44.2°F (6.8°C) | 22.3°C (72.1°F)72.1°F (22.3°C) | 0.1 |
| February | 9.8°C (49.7°F)49.7°F (9.8°C) | 26.5°C (79.7°F)79.7°F (26.5°C) | 0.0 |
| March | 15.4°C (59.6°F)59.6°F (15.4°C) | 32.9°C (91.2°F)91.2°F (32.9°C) | 0.0 |
| April | 21.8°C (71.3°F)71.3°F (21.8°C) | 39.3°C (102.7°F)102.7°F (39.3°C) | 0.0 |
| May | 27°C (80.6°F)80.6°F (27°C) | 42.6°C (108.6°F)108.6°F (42.6°C) | 0.0 |
| June | 29.5°C (85°F)85°F (29.5°C) | 41.9°C (107.4°F)107.4°F (41.9°C) | 0.0 |
| July | 28°C (82.4°F)82.4°F (28°C) | 37°C (98.6°F)98.6°F (37°C) | 0.0 |
| August | 26.1°C (78.9°F)78.9°F (26.1°C) | 34°C (93.2°F)93.2°F (34°C) | 0.0 |
| September | 23.7°C (74.6°F)74.6°F (23.7°C) | 33.7°C (92.7°F)92.7°F (33.7°C) | 0.0 |
| October | 18.8°C (65.9°F)65.9°F (18.8°C) | 32.6°C (90.6°F)90.6°F (32.6°C) | 0.0 |
| November | 13.5°C (56.3°F)56.3°F (13.5°C) | 28.5°C (83.3°F)83.3°F (28.5°C) | 0.0 |
| December | 8.7°C (47.6°F)47.6°F (8.7°C) | 23.9°C (75.1°F)75.1°F (23.9°C) | 0.0 |
For forget-me-nots, also check drainage, sunlight and cultivar requirements. See the rainfall context above; humidity, irrigation and local pest pressure are not calculated.
Local growing check
Before choosing forget-me-nots for New Delhi
- July is the wettest month in the rainfall grid, averaging about 217 mm. Check how your own bed drains and plan watering around actual soil moisture; monthly rain totals are not an irrigation schedule.
The temperature and rainfall tables on this page show the underlying climate estimates. How these suitability checks work · Record what happens in your garden.
Before you plant forget-me-nots
Use the calendar to plan ahead, then check the conditions in your own garden.
- Measure the soil at sowing depth. Aim for at least 13°C (55.4°F); the calendar estimates soil warmth from air temperatures and cannot measure your bed.
- Frost tolerance does not make saturated or frozen soil suitable for planting. Wait until the bed can be worked without smearing or compacting it.
- Harden off plants raised indoors: gradually expose them to outdoor light, wind and temperature before their final move into the bed.
- Use the maturity range on your seed packet when choosing a variety. Cold, short days and transplant stress can make harvest later than the calendar estimate.
Keep forget-me-not seedlings where they are useful
Choose moist, drained soil and a suitable partly shaded or sunny position. Keep young seedlings clear of heavy competition. Check local invasive-plant guidance before allowing free seeding, especially where the garden meets damp natural areas.
Remove flowering stems before seed ripens if you want to restrict spread. Where self-sowing is welcome, keep a limited number and thin the resulting seedlings. This gives more control than assuming a patch will stay at its original size or return in precisely the same place.
What to record this season
Where did seedlings establish, and how many were needed for a useful display without crowding? Add the cultivar, sowing date and conditions to your growing record so you can compare next season.
Further reading: NC State Extension: Myosotis sylvatica . General crop guidance; local dates on this site are calculated separately. Source checked 19 September 2026 by Safe to Plant; this is not an expert review.
The reference describes plant identity and cultivation. Its regional calendar months and hardiness observations do not validate the calculated dates for another location.
How the dates are calculated and their limits · Keep a growing record · Report a local discrepancy
Why these dates
Choose moist, drained soil and a suitable partly shaded or sunny position. Keep young seedlings clear of heavy competition. Check local invasive-plant guidance before allowing free seeding, especially where the garden meets damp natural areas.
Check the named variety and local forecast before exposing young growth. The catalog cold-damage figure is a reference, not a guarantee: plant age, acclimatisation, wind and the duration of a freeze affect damage.
This calendar uses frost-relative offsets as a starting point. Forget-me-nots are timed with planting out 20 weeks after it, and this page simply resolves those offsets against the frost date computed for New Delhi.
New Delhi sits in zone 10b, which is above the catalog range. Confirm the exact cultivar locally; a zone number alone cannot measure summer heat or winter chill. The calculated dates do not confirm that this crop is suitable here. Check cultivar requirements and local growing experience before planting.
This is a two-season crop, so the dates above describe a sowing in one year and a flowering in the next. The plant spends the winter in the ground as a small rosette, which is why the frost-free season in New Delhi does not limit it the way it would limit a tomato: it is not trying to finish before the cold arrives, it is trying to be well enough rooted to sit through it. Sowing too late is the real risk, because a plant that goes into winter undersized often fails to flower at all the following year.
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Growing forget-me-nots in New Delhi
Can I grow forget-me-nots in New Delhi?
The calendar estimates a planting window, not a guarantee of success. July is the wettest month in the rainfall grid, averaging about 217 mm. Check how your own bed drains and plan watering around actual soil moisture; monthly rain totals are not an irrigation schedule.
When should I plant forget-me-nots in New Delhi?
Aim for 18 Feb - 18 Mar in an average year. If you would rather not gamble on the weather, wait until 18 Feb - 18 Mar - by then frost has finished in nine years out of ten.
When might forget-me-nots flower in New Delhi?
The estimated period is 1 Apr - 31 May, based on 300 to 335 days from the modeled planting date. Cultivar, planting material and growing conditions can change this interval; check the plant as well as the calendar.
How much frost will forget-me-nots tolerate?
Check the named variety and local forecast before exposing young growth. The catalog cold-damage figure is a reference, not a guarantee: plant age, acclimatisation, wind and the duration of a freeze affect damage.