*update* from Henriette in the comments ... A Scarlet Pimpernel! Wow! Thanks Henriette!
So pretty!
Lots of little black spots on the underside of the leaves......
Botanical.com has an interesting profile on this plant.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
ooh ooh ooooh! (Anagallis Arvensis)
I LOVE finding new plants, and this little beauty peeked out at me while harvesting St. Johnswort blossoms. I thought it was a chickweed, but upon further examination, I think it might actually be a more uncommon (at least here) species of St. Johnswort ............
*update* from Henriette in the comments ... A Scarlet Pimpernel! Wow! Thanks Henriette!
So pretty!
Lots of little black spots on the underside of the leaves......
Botanical.com has an interesting profile on this plant.
*update* from Henriette in the comments ... A Scarlet Pimpernel! Wow! Thanks Henriette!
So pretty! Lots of little black spots on the underside of the leaves...... Botanical.com has an interesting profile on this plant.
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Try for an Anagallis, instead of your St. John's wort. If that's not it, ask at your local university's botanical department ...
http://www.dkimages.com/discover/DKIMAGES/Discover/Home/Plants/Ornamental-Groups/Annuals-and-Biennials/Primulaceae/Anagallis/Anagallis-arvensis/Anagallis-arvensis-1.html
http://www.henriettesherbal.com/plants/anagallis-arvensis
Amazing! A seemingly common plant, yet I haven't had the pleasure of meeting her until now :)It always facinates me how much history plants reveal, and sometimes, how much theatre it provokes! Blue flowers on many of the pics - but this apricot color is far more striking.
I'll be damned! Sure looks like chickweed, except for the flowers. Is it edible?
Nope, not edible. Bitter and dry tasting, some say poisonous, others say medicinal. Not yummy though. but so pretty :)
I just discovered Scarlet Pimpernel this year too! It's known as a poor wo/man's weather forecaster - flowers close up if it's going to rain. That only works in the mornings though I think, because it closes up in the afternoon anyway. I haven't watched enough to see if it's closing up in the mornings simply due to cloud cover (and hence higher possibility of rain) or if it's responding to air pressure.
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