Diario de observerjosh

Most of us know that Latin is a dead language, and there’s no definitive way of pronouncing latinized scientific names, but I’ve heard Castilleja pronounced several ways and was wondering if there is a “correct” way to pronounce it. Here are things to consider:

How do you pronounce Castilleja, and do you think there’s a “right” way to pronounce it?

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.