Flowers break free from the forest floor of pine cones. Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
Abundant alongside subalpine and lower alpine streams and drainages. The Clusters of bell-shaped flowers grow on stems 8 to 31 inches tall (20-80cm). The flower buds are pinkish to lavender, changing to blue when the flowers open. This color change alerts bees that flowers are ripe for pollination. Tall chimingbells bloom from mid-June to mid-August.
The evening sun shines through the forest canopy on the Avalanche Creek trail in Glacier National Park.
