XIpomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata - Scarlet GiliaX
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Scarlet Gilia -or- Skyrocket (Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata), family Polemoniaceae (Phlox)
This lovely subspecies of Skyrocket is one of three instances of Ipomopsis aggregata that we have found. See Skyrocket (Ipomopsis aggregata), here - and White Fairy Trumpet (Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. candida), here.
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Plant location: Sighted on Pikes Peak Hwy, Colorado, on a trip to (you guessed it) Pikes Peak. The date was July 21, 2008. We hope to improve on this very poor plant view in the future. This species is not especially widespread. Found only in the following United States: CO , ID , MT , NV , UT , WA , WY.Plant -
Bloom season: May through September. Foliage -
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