| Description | Scarlet Rocket Ipomopsis (I. aggregate) is a tall western USA wildflower with a flower inflorescence of red tubular flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (ip-oh-MOP-sis) |
| Plant Type | Wild Flowers |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained |
| Flowers | borne in terminal inflorescence, trumpet shaped |
| Dimensions | up to 3 feet |
| Maintenance | can be pinched to control height, can readily reseed |
| Propagation | seeds, may need cold nitrification, fall seeded |
| Cultivar Origin | Collected by Lewis and Clark in 1806 on their famous expedition, finding it in what is now northern Idaho. |
| Misc Facts | Sometimes called skunkweed for the skunky smell produced by oils secreted by glandular hairs on sepals and stems. The oil helps to repel ants that can damage the sex parts inside flowers. AKA: Skyrocket, Scarlet Gilia, Scarlet Trumpet Flower, Sky Trumpet, Scarlet Standing-cypress, Skunkflower |
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