Scarlet Gilia
Ipomopsis aggregata
Family:
Phlox (Polemoniaceae)
AKA:
Fairy Trumpet, Skyrocket
Photo taken on:
May 27, 2006
Location:
Almont, CO
Life Zones:
Foothills to montane
Habitat:
Slopes, roadsides, meadows
Grows to 2ft with finely divided basal leaves. The red trumpet flowers are a hummingbird favorite.