| Description | Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagalis arvensis) A native weed that can be grown as an ornamental producing a profuse amount of orange flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (a-NA-ga-lis) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Weeds |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average, waste areas, succeeds in dry sandy soils |
| Flowers | solitary flowers borne on long stalks (pedicels) originating from the axis of the leaves, five petals orange to orange red, tiny hairs on the margins |
| Leaves | opposite, about 1 inch, sessil, many small dark purple spots on the underside, may occur in whorls of three |
| Stems | stems square |
| Dimensions | low growing reaching about 10 inches in spread |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Misc Facts | The Scarlet Pimpernel was the emblem of the hero in the book The Scarlet Pimpernel" by Baroness Orczy. The common name Poor Mans Weather Glass is associated with the blooms closing during poor weather. Physically resembles the common Chickweed, except it has red orange flowers and spots on the bottom of the leaves. AKA: l, Common Pimpernel, Red Chickweed, Shepherd’s Clock; Poor man's Weather glass |
| Notes & Reference | #109-Annuals and Tender Perennials for North American Gardens (Wayne Winterroud) |
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