Ipomopsis aggregata Standing cypress, Skyrocket, Scarlet gilia Z 4-11 Reseeding biennial
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Ipomopsis aggregata Standing cypress, Skyrocket, Scarlet gilia Z 4-11 Reseeding biennial

$10.75/pot

Many attention-grabbing, cardinal red trumpets on a leafless spike in summer-fall gardens

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Many attention-grabbing, cardinal red trumpets on a leafless spike in summer-fall gardens

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