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© Ernie Marx
scarlet gilia
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. attenuata
Colorado
- Dimensions
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Height: 8.0 in. to 3.0 ft.
Spread: 1.0 ft. to 1.5 ft. - Growth Form
- Herbaceous
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Pollinators/ Invertebrates
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Mountains
- Season of Bloom
- June, July, August
- Flower Color
- Pink Shades, Red Shades, White Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Not aggressive
- Design Considerations
- Small Spaces, Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial, Biennial
- Soil Type
- Gravel
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
Flora of Colorado recognizes five subspecies of I. aggregata that occur in and are native to Colorado. They vary slightly in appearance with differences in flower coloration and shape. Subspecies aggregata, attenuata and tenuituba occur on both the east and west slope of Colorado and subspecies collina and candida are only found on the east slope. This species is primarily found in the northern and north central counties of Colorado.