Pimpernel — Flowers
Anagallis
Full sun, light watering — fine in mild parts of the UK.
- Plant out
- May
- In flower
- Jun, Jul, Aug
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Difficulty
- Demanding
- Hardiness
- H3
- Season
- summer
- Height
- 10 cm
- Spacing
- 50 cm
- Pets
- Toxic to pets
- Native
- Native
Growing notes
Grows to up to 10 cm. Space about 10-50cm apart. In flower Jun-Aug.
Toxic to pets
Scarlet pimpernel can cause dermatitis in some people who handle it, so wear gloves when weeding it out and wash your hands afterwards. The seeds are slightly poisonous to some mammals, so stop pets eating the seed heads; no cases of human poisoning are known. For a skin reaction get medical advice; if a pet eats the seed heads, ring your vet.
→ NHS 111 or your GP for a person with a skin or eye reaction; your vet or the Animal PoisonLine for an animal