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Primulaceae
Blue Pimpernel
Anagallis arvensis var. caerulea
Truthful change.
- Family
- Primulaceae
- Genus
- Anagallis
- Native to
- Europe, Mediterranean
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- annual herb
- Height
- 0.2-0.5 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, sandy, loamy
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 6-10
- Lifespan
- annual
Did you know
- The blue pimpernel is a color variant of the scarlet pimpernel, differing by a single genetic mutation.
- Pimpernel flowers close before rain, earning the plant the folk name 'poor man's weather glass.'
- Despite its delicate appearance, all parts of the plant are mildly toxic to livestock and humans.
- The blue form is more common in Mediterranean regions, while the red form dominates in northern Europe.
- Baroness Orczy's famous novel 'The Scarlet Pimpernel' was named after the red-flowered relative.
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