Flower of the day: Anagallis Arvensis

Anagallis arvensis or Lysimachia arvensis, commonly known as scarlet pimpernel, blue-scarlet pimpernel, red pimpernel, red chickweed, poor man’s barometer, poor man’s weather-glass, shepherd’s weather glass or shepherd’s clock, is a low-growing annual plant with brightly coloured flowers, most often scarlet but also bright blue and sometimes pink.