Alkanna – Alkanet with herbal / medicinal properties and as a dye plant. Anchusa . Arnebia – the Prophet flower or Arabian Primrose.
Borago – Borage, Starflower, Tailwort, with medicinal and culinary uses.
Cerinthe – the Honeywort with some medicinal properties.
Echium – Viper’s Bugloss.
Eritrichium – the alpine forget-me-not.
Heliotropium – the Heliotrope or Cherry Pie Plant. Only summer hardy.
Lithodora (syn: Lithospermum) – Medicinal and beauty care uses.
Mertensia – variously known as bluebells, the oyster plant and the Virginian cowslip.
Myosotidium – Chatham Island Forget-me-not.
Myosotis – Forget-me-not. A classical Greek name, mus for mouse and otos / ous for ear.
Omphalodes – the Navelwort.
Pulmonaria – the Lungwort with medicinal, culinary and economic uses.
Symphytum – Comfrey with medicinal, culinary and economic uses. Trachystemon.