SCARLET SKYROCKET

Class: Ipomopsis, Gilia aggregata subsp. aggregata, aggregata

Family: PHLOX FAMILY

Sub Family: Polemoniaceae

Year: Biennial

Other Names: Foxfire, Polecat Plant, Scarlet Gilia

Colour: Bright scarlet

Height: 20 cm-1.3m (8"-3 1/2')

Each Flower: Long trumpet-shaped up to 2.5 cm (1") long, 2 cm (3/4") across; long, narrow tube opens out into 5 narrow, pointed, often white-mottled petals giving star effect; protruding just beyond petals are 5 yellowish stamens; calyx 7 mm (1/4") long with 5 narrow, pointed teeth; flower-stems may be over 1.3 cm (1/2") long with bracts on main stem

Leaves: May be up length of stem, lower ones 4 cm (1 1/2") long and dissected into several narrow, finger-like opposite leaflets which are downy on upper surfaces; leaves become progressively smaller up stem

Stems: Rigid, green and reddish towards base

Blooming Period: May - August

Habitat: Open, dry, gravelly banks and sparsely wooded areas and sagebrush country from low to higher elevations

Note:

Poisonous