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Scarlet pimpernel flowers are open only when the sun shines; their habit of closing in dull weather has given the plant the name "poor man's weather-glass."

• Family: Primrose (Primulaceae)
• Habitat: roadsides and waste places, usually in sandy soil
• Height: 2-6 inches
• Flower size: 1/4 inch across
• Flower color: red-orange, occasionally white or blue
• Flowering time: June to September
• Origin: Europe