Pink Fairy Trumpets
Ipomopsis tenuituba

Family: Phlox (Polemoniaceae)
AKA: Slendertube Skyrocket
Photo taken on: July 16, 2006
Location: Green Lake Irwin Trail, GV, CO
Life Zones: Montane to subalpine
Habitat: Sunny slopes and roadsides

Flowers range from white to salmon to pale lavender. Growth pattern and foliage is very similar to Scarlet Gilia but it grows at a higher elevation, has longer flower tubes and has a light fragrance.