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Old Fashioned Plants
Anagallis.
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which annuals did the Edwardians grow?
Anagallis.
The wildflower, Anagallis arvensis, the Pimpernel was popular in it's red and blue forms.
The small star shaped blooms were known as Poor Man's Weather Glass as they closed when rain threatened. All grew 6-8" tall.
Hardy Annual.
Wonderfully named sorts that even at the turn of the last Century were hard to come by were:
Anagallis linifolia "Willmoreana": Purple with a yellow eye.
Anagallis linifolia "Napoleon 111: Maroon.
Anagallis linifolia "Sanguinea": Ruby.
Anagallis linifolia "Phillipsii": Red.
Anagallis linifolia "Parksii": Red.
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