Connecticut Plants
Scarlet Pimpernel
Lysimachia arvensis
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."
- Synonyms: Anagallis arvensis
- Family: colicwood (Myrsinaceae)
- 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
