Scarlet Gilia offers season-long drama
Found in a variety of habitats, from grassland meadows to rocky slopes, Scarlet Gilia provides a dramatic display of red trumpet-shaped flowers from early summer until frost.
(Photo courtesy LYNN PYLE)
Found in a variety of habitats, from grassland meadows to rocky slopes, Scarlet Gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata) provides a dramatic display of red trumpet-shaped flowers from early summer until frost. Also known as Scarlet Gilia, Scarlet Trumpet, and Skyrocket, this member of the Phlox family was first collected by Lewis and Clark along the Lolo trail in Northern Idaho. The name “Gilia,” pronounced with a soft “g,” was originally the plant's genus name and comes from Filippo Luigi Gilii (1756-1821) Italian naturalist and clergyman...
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