Scarlet Pimpernel
Common Name
Scarlet Pimpernel, Red Pimpernel, Red Chickweed
Scientific Name
Anagallis arvensis
Family
Primulaceae
Lifecycle
Scarlet Pimpernel is a low-growing annual plant
Seasons of Growth
Annual
Key Distinguishing Feature
Scarlet pimpernel has a wide variety of flower colours. ranging from bright red to deep peach, lilac, white and blue. It has clearly irregular petal margins with only 5 to 15 glandular hairs.
Scarlet Pimpernel is a species of low-growing annual plant with brightly coloured flowers, most often scarlet but also bright blue and sometimes pink. The species has been distributed widely by humans, either deliberately as an ornamental flower or accidentally.
Key Products for Control:
Crabgrass & Clover Killer Follow label for rates - *DO NOT COVER SPRAY on Buffalo and Kikuyu lawns - Spot spray only.
For 6-months weed germination prevention, we recommend Pre-Emergent Herbicides, such as; Spartan, Barricade, or Onset.
