RHH's photos with the keyword: ipomopsis

This is the albino version of Scarlet Gilia, Ipomopsis aggregata. There were whole fields of this wildflower blooming when we were in the Colorado Rockies last summer and among them a few plants like this. On a different note, my Ipernity presence will be sporadic the next few weeks. We will be away first to western Washington and then to Oregon, California and Arizona. We have not definite plans as to when we'll be back.

This is the ordinary form of Scarlet Gilia, Ipomopsis aggregata, photographed in the Colorado Rockies last summer.

The first day of our hiking trip trip in the Colorado Rockies was spent exploring several areas, first around Maroon Lake and then up the Castle Creek Road. At the second location we found fields of wildflowers including these Scarlet Gilia and Richarson's Geraniums. I had seen them before in Washington but never in such abundance. The flowers were being visited by these Ruby-throated Hummingbirds and we were able to get some photos of the birds as well. We are planning on hiking and backpacking in the Castle Creek area again this coming summer, two of my brothers and two grandsons, one of mine and one of a brother. Our plan is to hike in establish a base camp and then spend the rest of the time day hiking from the camp. My wife will be traveling to see her family at that time, though we have plans to do some hiking and backpacking together this summer as well, some with other family members.

This Scarlet Gilia, Ipomopsis aggregata, a wildflower that also grows in Washington. These were photographed in Colorado.

Scarlet Gilia, Ipomopsis aggregata, is a western wildflower that also grows in Washington. These were photographed in the Corado Rockies.

Photographed in Blewett Pass between Leavenworth and Cle Elum, this is a favorite though common wildflower, Scarlet Gilia. The Old Blewett Road, part of which survives and is driveable, is a favorite place for wildflowers, though the view are limited.

Also known as Skyrocket, Scarlet Gilia, Ipomopsis aggregata, grows in dry soils on both slopes of the Cascades. These were photographed along the Old Blewett Road on the eastern side of the Cascades.

Also known as Skyrocket, Ipomopsis aggregata is a common midsummer mountain wildflower. We saw and photographed these along the old Blewett Road in the Cascades. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2012/08/old-blewett...