(syn. Gilia aggregata)
Photos
courtesy of: © Judd Patterson and W.D. Bransford
Range
Grows in most of the western
Map courtesy of: USDA PLANTS Database
Grows at high elevations south of southern
Very common and widespread east of the Cascades. (2, 3)
Dry, rocky slopes; lightly wooded
areas; grasslands, and open forests. (1,3,4)
Often follows
disturbance; mid-seral species.
Eastern
Cascades: common gaillardia (Gaillardia
aristata), white sweet-clover (Melilotus alba),
least bladdery
milk-vetch (Astragalus microcystis),
ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa).
May be collected as
Seed only, collect in summer. (1)
No collection restrictions.
Seed germination
Requires no treatment. (1)
Seed life
No information
available
No
information available
Propagation recommendations
Propagate by seed
into flats, covering the seeds lightly with soil. Seeds will germinate best if flats are kept at
70°F.
Keep the soil moist until plants are well established. (1,7)
Soil or medium requirements
Will grow in a range
of soil textures, but prefers well-drained medium; pH range of 7.0 to 8.5. (2)
Installation form
Direct seeding
highly recommended; may also be installed as transplants. Must
be grown in full or part sun. (6)
10,000 to 25,000 plants per acre (2)
Whether direct
seeding or transplanting, water regularly until plants become
established. (1)
Rapidly growing biennial or short-lived perennial; up to
one meter tall and 0.3 meters wide. Scarlet gilia usually
dies after flowering. (2,3,5,6)
1. Rose, R., C.E.C. Chachulski
and D.L. Haase.
Propagation of
2. PLANTS Database. United States Department of
Agriculture. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=IPAG. Accessed 20 April 2006.
3. Pojar, J. and A.
MacKinnon. 1994. Plants
of the
4. Hitchcock, C.L. and A. Cronquist. 1973. Flora of the
5. Kruckeburg,
A.R. 2003. Gardening
with Native Plants of the
6. Plants for a
Future Database. www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Ipomopsis+aggregata.
Accessed 24 April 2006.
7. Rocky Mountain
Rare Plants. www.rmrp.com/. Accessed 26 April 2006.
Alaine Sommargren, 24 April 2006