Scarlet pimpernel, << PIHM puhr nehl, >> is a small annual plant with colorful, bell-shaped flowers. It grows wild in Europe and Asia. It is sometimes planted in flower gardens of North America and often runs wild. The plant is low and spreading, with oval leaves in pairs on the stem. The small flowers grow along the stem. There are several varieties, with red, scarlet, blue, or white flowers. Another name for the scarlet pimpernel is poor-man’s weatherglass. This name refers to the flowers’ habit of closing at the approach of cloudy or rainy weather.
