Ipomopsis rubra (Standing Cypress) as a biennial vs. annual
All of the info I’ve seen on Ipomopsis rubra (Standing Cypress) says it is a biennial or sometimes perennial, but always monocarpic. However, in all the years I’ve been planting I. rubra seeds, I’ve always seen a small number (less than 5%) germinate and flower the same year. This year we had a very mild winter, and I had many seeds starting to germinate and grow throughout winter and are already bolting like they’re going to flower soon – I’d say somewhere between 10%-20% this year, maybe greater than 25% along my brick wall (warmer microclimate).
What have you seen or experienced with I. rubra’s life cycle? I’m tagging @sambiology since we discussed how he saw this pretty frequently this year as well.
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Thanks for this post, Josh -- yeah, I'm super interested to see if others chime in about their experience with standing cypress. I've experienced them flower on that first year after seeding -- but I don't remember what sort of conditions there were that year.
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