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.