| Description | Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagalis arvensis) a 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 | Annuals, Weeds |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Temperature | tolerates light frost |
| 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 | leaves are opposite, about 1 inch, sessil, many small dark purple spots on the underside, may occur in whorls of three, stems square |
| Dimensions | low growing, drapes over pots |
| Propagation | seed, cutting root easy |
| 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 AKA: Lysimachia arvensis, scarlet pimpernel, red pimpernel, red chickweed, poor man's barometer, poor man's weather-glass, shepherd's weather glass or shepherd's clock |
| Author's Notes | Physically resembles the common Chickweed, except it has red orange flowers and spots on the bottom of the leaves. |
| Notes & Reference | #109-Annuals and Tender Perennials for North American Gardens (Wayne Winterroud)) |
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