Texas Gardening: Texas Native Plant Pictures by color ( Red ), 1 by htop

htop wrote:
Scarlet Flax (Linum grandiflorum rubrum), Linaceae Family, naturalized, annual

Scarlet flax is a wildflower that is indigenous to North Africa and Southern Europe, but has become naturalized in other desert areas. It can be grown successfully in all regions in the United States in Zones 3 -10 and has escaped cultivation in some areas becoming a naturalized plant. Scarlet flax perfers loose sandy soils; however, it is highly adaptable to other types of soils as well as long as the soil is fast draining. It is drought tolerant and can be grown in full sun or light shade (blooms better in full sun). The cup-shaped, satiny sheened blooms are a brilliant velvety red and the petals are sometimes outlined in black and appear on long stalks. It reseeds itself and is easily started from seed. Plant the seeds in the fall or spring in the desired location. The plants do not transplant well. This wildflower can be used successfully in wildscapes, xeriscapes and rock gardens.

For more photos and information, see its entry in the PlantFiles:
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/228/index.html

A closeup view of the center of the bloom ...