Scarlet Gilia, or Skyrocket,  Ipomopsis aggregata Polemoniaceae(Phlox) Ipomopsis aggregata  Home      Plant Index      Details     Range Map

Pine Valley Campground area - Along Utah HW 150 Elevation 7540 feet, 40.35.54 N. 111.6.53 W 7 June 2013 Notice this flower has six petals rather than the usual five. The petal count can vary from four to six. Pine Valley Campground area Along Utah HW 150 Elevation 7540 feet 40.35.54 N. 111.6.53 W 7 June 2013   Gilia (coral ) Big Cottonwood Canyon, 5 July 2013 Gilia (coral ) Big Cottonwood Canyon, 5 July 2013 Gilia (coral ) Big Cottonwood Canyon, 5 July 2013 Five-petaled Flower By Pond  on Guardsman Pass Road - 28 June 2013 Five-petaled Flower By Pond  on Guardsman Pass Road - 28 June 2013 Along Guardsman Pass Road- 30 May 2012 Nebo Loop Road - July 10, 2005 Nebo Loop Road - July 10, 2005 Nebo Loop Road - July 10, 2005 Cedar Breaks - July 26, 2006 Emigration Canyon- June 10, 2005 Emigration Canyon- June 10, 2005 Photo Details © Nicky Davis Characteristics Size: Up to 2 1/2 feet tall  Flower: red flaring corollas mottled with yellow inside. Blooms June and July at low elevations, August and September at high elevations   Leaves: small, downy, narrow, fleshy mostly at the base.  Usually this flower has five petals but this  can vary from four to six petals.  The flower at the top of the page from the Pine Valley Campground area  is unusual in having six petals.