Anagallis tenella
Bog pimpernel
Anagallis Anagallis
A. tenella - A. tenella is a mat-forming, evergreen perennial with rounded to elliptic, bright green leaves and upright, bell-shaped, lightly fragrant, veined, pale pink flowers in late spring and early summer.
Anagallis tenella is: Evergreen
Mat Forming, Spreading, Trailing
Striped, Pink in Spring; Pink, Striped in Summer
Bright-green in All seasons
Aphids Aphids
Generally disease free.
Don't live that long so propagate regularily.
Stem tip cuttings
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Anagallis tenella (Bog pimpernel) will reach a height of 0.1m and a spread of 0.4m after 1-2 years.
Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Containers
Required moderately fertile soil in a sheltered possition. Overwinter in a glass house.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3)
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Anagallis tenella
Bog pimpernel
Anagallis Anagallis
A. tenella - A. tenella is a mat-forming, evergreen perennial with rounded to elliptic, bright green leaves and upright, bell-shaped, lightly fragrant, veined, pale pink flowers in late spring and early summer.
Evergreen
Mat Forming, Spreading, Trailing
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Striped, Pink in Spring; Pink, Striped in Summer
Bright-green in All seasons
Generally disease free.
Don't live that long so propagate regularily.
Stem tip cuttings
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Anagallis tenella (Bog pimpernel) will reach a height of 0.1m and a spread of 0.4m after 1-2 years.
Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Containers
Required moderately fertile soil in a sheltered possition. Overwinter in a glass house.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8
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