Skyrocket (Ipomopsis aggregata)

Family: Polemoniaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Ipomopsis aggregata is a BIENNIAL/PERENNIAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in) by 0.3 m (1ft) at a slow rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 7. It is in flower from June to July. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

The plant has been boiled up as a tea. The nectar is sucked from the flowers by children. — The plant has been boiled up as a tea.; The nectar is sucked from the flowers by children.

Habitat & North American Range

Dry rocky slopes in sagebrush, scrub and clearings in pine forests to 3000 metres in California. (Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)