Ipomopsis rubra
standing-cypress
Polemoniaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
2-4 (6) ft tall by 1 ft wide
Life Span:
biennial
Flower Color:
red
Fruit Color:
brown
Phenology:
Biennial. Winter dormant. Blooms summer-early fall.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Informal garden planting.
Considerations:
Can become weedy.
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Not wet but not extremely dry ---- to ---- Very long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Loam
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B
Ecology
Wildlife:
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Attracts butterflies.
Attracts hummingbirds.
Native Habitats:
Dry sites. Open, ruderal.
