Ipomopsis rubra
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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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Seeds are available through the Florida Wildflowers Growers Cooperative. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Native nurseries, Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Tolerant of inundation with brackish water | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ecology
| Wildlife: |
Attracts hummingbirds. | |
| Insects: | Attracts butterflies. | |
| Native Habitats: | Dry sites. Open, ruderal. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A 9B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
| General Comments: | In a 2020 study of salt in irrigation water (https://journals.ashs.org/hortsci/view/journals/hortsci/55/7/article-p1119.xml), this species was found to be moderately tolerants of salt (at concentrations considered to be brackish) in the rooting medium. Plant survival and health were better at lower salt concentrations. Salt wind tolerance was based on known occurrences of this plant in near-shore, open areas near the east coast of Florida. |