Comments | urbpan: 365 Urban Species. #185: Scarlet Pimpernel

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365 Urban Species. #185: Scarlet Pimpernel

Jul 04, 2006 21:16

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LOL! sin_agua July 5 2006, 01:33:37 UTC

http://www.sensesofcinema.com/images/28/cteq/chuck_jones/scarlet_pumpernickel.jpg

Re: LOL! brush_rat July 5 2006, 05:25:57 UTC

Damn. You beat me to it.

Re: LOL! sin_agua July 5 2006, 07:12:01 UTC

Couldn't help myself - first thing that leapt to mind! hehehe

ritaxis July 5 2006, 02:40:13 UTC

Both the scarlet and blue pimpernel are indeed very common in Central Coast California. They seem to prefer dry, heavy soils, but they don't seem to be easily daunted by much. I've seen it grow out of sidewalks in the beach neighborhood but never on the beach proper.
The scarlet is more common than the blue, and as far as I can tell, there is no difference in their requirements.

karma_apple July 5 2006, 03:30:13 UTC

What a gorgeous photo today! *applauds cottonmanifesto*

cottonmanifesto July 5 2006, 13:32:57 UTC

thank you!

punkydolly July 5 2006, 16:19:37 UTC

You get that growing near building sites in London - now I know why!

miekec July 5 2006, 16:45:14 UTC

Love the picture too. Brightly orange contrasts so nicely with the green. And somehow, the perfectly sharp focus in the front, with the fuzzy background creates a nice contrast as well.