Description
Ipomopsis rubra - Standing Cypress, Gilia RubraIpomopsis rubra is a Texas wildflower. It's great for attracting hummingbirds. The scarlet-red, trumpet-shaped flowers bloom on tall stems in late summer. Ipomopsis rubra is a biennial . It blooms the first year from seed if started early, so it can be grown as an annual in cooler areas. Also known as Gilia rubra.
This member of the phlox family is an erect biennial or short-lived perennial which is native to the southeastern U.S. Features narrow, unbranched, leafy stems which are topped in summer with narrow, spike-like panicles of red tubular flowers. Each flower has a narrow corolla tube which flares at the end to form a five-lobed star. Flowers are scarlet red on the outside and yellow dotted with red on the inside. Has acquired a large number of regional common names including standing cypress, scarlet gilia, red gilia, Texas plume, flame flower, Indian plume and Spanish larkspur. View our other items by clicking on the shield: