California Gardening: Save me from embrassasment - Plant ID, 1 by PedricksCorner

PedricksCorner wrote:
Ha, ha, SW! I have it covering a slope in the spring. Thanks, but it is not chickweed and it won't get stringy. The flower is not only bright red, it has a blue center. And it really does look like a tiny 1/4" rose bud when closed. The flowers are not even 1/2 inch across. I've been growing it for decades and have never know what it is. Here is another photo of a larger one on the slope with my Thyme. I am keeping my eyes pealed for my second favorite, with the exact same growth pattern, tiny leaves and flowers, but blue. No they are not Baby Blue Eyes. The flowers are too small and the leaves are not even close to being the same.