tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308375110862977162.post4312733259441254966..comments2023-04-10T07:44:50.302-07:00Comments on Plant Journeys: ooh ooh ooooh! (Anagallis Arvensis)Anandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12082303853835512978noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308375110862977162.post-18272303039592802682008-07-13T17:40:00.000-07:002008-07-13T17:40:00.000-07:00I just discovered Scarlet Pimpernel this year too!...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.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308375110862977162.post-53676592889237155802008-07-02T05:15:00.000-07:002008-07-02T05:15:00.000-07:00Nope, not edible. Bitter and dry tasting, some say...Nope, not edible. Bitter and dry tasting, some say poisonous, others say medicinal. Not yummy though. but so pretty :)Anandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12082303853835512978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308375110862977162.post-2414794738744245522008-07-01T19:30:00.000-07:002008-07-01T19:30:00.000-07:00I'll be damned! Sure looks like chickweed, except ...I'll be damned! Sure looks like chickweed, except for the flowers. Is it edible?Hunter Angler Gardener Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996285578001308125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308375110862977162.post-54352028559662576452008-06-30T07:16:00.000-07:002008-06-30T07:16:00.000-07:00Amazing! A seemingly common plant, yet I haven't h...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.Anandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12082303853835512978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308375110862977162.post-35028320832343741422008-06-29T22:49:00.000-07:002008-06-29T22:49:00.000-07:00Try for an Anagallis, instead of your St. John's w...Try for an Anagallis, instead of your St. John's wort. If that's not it, ask at your local university's botanical department ...<BR/><BR/>http://www.dkimages.com/discover/DKIMAGES/Discover/Home/Plants/Ornamental-Groups/Annuals-and-Biennials/Primulaceae/Anagallis/Anagallis-arvensis/Anagallis-arvensis-1.html<BR/>http://www.henriettesherbal.com/plants/anagallis-arvensisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com