Scarlet Gilia
Also known as skyrocket, scarlet gilia is a very tall member of the phlox family and a favorite of hummingbirds, various moths, elk and deer. It can be found throughout most of the western half of the United States and north into British Columbia in rocky deserts, mountain meadows, and subalpine rock fields. Once the scarlet gilia blooms, the whole plant dies, but pollinated seeds will grow the next generation of these spectacular wildflowers! This four-foot tall scarlet gilia was photographed deep in the desert canyons south of Ellensburg, Washington.
- Copyright
- © 2014
- Image Size
- 3366x5049 / 17.9MB
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Angiosperms, Asterids, Ellensburg, Ericales, Eudicots, I. aggregata, Ipomopsis, Ipomopsis aggregata, Kittitas County, L T Murray State Wildlife Recreation Area, PNW, Pacific NW, Pacific Northwest, Plantae, Polemoniaceae, Selah, State Wildlife Area, Washington, beautiful, beauty, biennial, bloom, blooming, blooms, blossom, blossoms, botany, bud, color, dicot, flora, flower, flowers, forb, fresh, gilia, green, herb, honeysuckle, native, natural, nature, orange, perennial, phlox, plant, plants, red, scarlet gilia, scarlet trumpet, skunk flower, skyrocket, spring, summer, west coast, wild, wildflower, wildflowers
- Contained in galleries
- Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family), Red & Orange Wildflowers
