Thurber's Gilia

Ipomopsis thurberi

Thurber's gilia is a Southwestern annual with slender pink-red trumpet flowers after summer rains, a drought-adapted reseeder that brings hummingbirds to hot, sandy desert gardens.

Family: Polemoniaceae
Type: wildflower
Lifespan: annual
Height: 1–2 ft
Spacing: 0.3–0.6 ft apart
Light: sun
Soil moisture: dry
Soil pH: neutral, alkaline
Bloom: July, August, September
Bloom colors: red, pink
Wildlife value: pollinators, hummingbirds
Landscape uses: border, container
Native states: AZ