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Anagallis
scarlet pimpernel
Height 1-2 in (2.5-5 cm)
Planting distance 6 in (15 cm)
Flowers midsummer to midfall
Ordinary well-drained soil
Full sun
Hardy annual
Scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis) is also called poor-man's
weatherglass because its small scarlet flowers close on cloudy days. A
weed in Europe, it makes a fine garden plant here. The plants reach only
1-2 in (2.5-5 cm) high and form thick, bushy clumps with a spread of 10
in (25 cm), excellent for edging borders or growing in rock gardens. The
popular variety caerulea produces a mass of rich gentian-blue starlike
flowers from midsummer to midfall; mixed seed packs will also include
redflowered plants.
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