Tiny blue flowers popping out of tight cushions. Like confetti in a rock. Myosotis pulvinaris cushion forget-me-not forms dense green cushions that blend into the alpine scree. Then the flowers come. Small bright blue with yellow centres. They are startling against the grey rock. The leaves are small narrow covered in fine hairs. They are packed tight together forming a cushion. The flowers are tiny blue with five petals. They appear in summer held just above the cushion. Myosotis pulvinaris grows on rocky slopes in scree on exposed ridges. It likes sun. It likes wind. It hates competition. It grows where other plants cannot survive. The name pulvinaris means cushion-like. The plant forms tight cushions. The species is endemic to New Zealand. It is found only in the South Island mountains. In the alpine zone cushion forget-me-not is an important pioneer. It stabilises scree. It creates microhabitats for other plants. The genus Myosotis means mouse-ear referring to the shape of the leaves. The forget-me-nots are beloved in gardens. This one is wild. Myosotis pulvinaris is not threatened. It is common in suitable habitat. But alpine areas are threatened by climate change. This cushion forget-me-not is a reminder. The high mountains have their own forget-me-nots. Tiny. Blue. Confetti in the rock.