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wightii) with blossoms of solid yellow or red. subinclusa subspecies franciscana) with its two-toned flower of crimson and gold, and the shaggier Wight’s paintbrush (C. In the coastal scrub, keep an eye out for Franciscan paintbrush (C. Here in the Bay Area, stands of purple owl’s clover (Castilleja exserta) rank among our showiest grassland wildflowers, and constitute a primary element for the survival of the federally threatened Bay checkerspot butterfly. Look for Indian paintbrush growing together with bunchgrass, chamise, sagebrush, and wild buckwheat, its favored hosts. This clever freeloader takes water and nutrients from the roots of other plants via furtive finger-like projections of parasitic tissue called haustoria, which grow from the roots of the paintbrush and penetrate the roots of the host plant. The plant’s beauty above ground masks a deviousness below-Indian paintbrush is a partial parasite, unable to thrive alone in the soil. The bright colors of the paintbrush derive not from its flowers but from bracts, the leaf-like structures around the flowers, which grow shorter, wider, and more lobed toward the top, often with color highlights at the tips.
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Known botanically as Castilleja, these low-growing blooms of orange, red, or occasionally yellow appear like blazing tufts of pigment across the full spectrum of habitats-from grasslands to coastal bluffs, deserts to vernal pools, lowland bogs to the High Sierra-a testament to nature’s art and design. miniata" by Jim Morefield is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.The April sun rises on a landscape splashed with the colors of spring, and few wildflowers hold the metaphor better than Indian paintbrush. Photo Credit 3: "meadow paintbrush, Castilleja miniata subsp. Photo Credit 2: "Castilleja miniata" by mmmavocado is licensed under CC BY 2.0 miniata" by Jim Morefield is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 Photo Credit 1: "meadow paintbrush, Castilleja miniata subsp. Consider buying in multiples to increase the chances of success. With this complicated host dependency, this plant can be challenging to establish. Or, cut back an established host already in your garden and carve a planting hole directly into the host crown. Plant paintbrush in the same hole as its host, trying to gently intermingle the roots. Known hosts include, but are not limited to, Roemer’s fescue, yarrow, Oregon sunshine, thimbleberry, and even some non-native weeds such as oxeye daisy. As a parasite, it needs to plug its root system into the roots of various hosts, extracting nutrients that supplement its growth - without entirely depleting the nutrients from the host plant. Gardening with Giant Red Paintbrush: Since this is both a hummingbird magnet and a larval host plant, Red Paintbrush is best in a pollinator/butterfly garden or meadowscape. Excellent as a cut flower or the broken parks used in decorations. A decoction of seeds has been taken as a cough medicine.
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Size at maturity: 8"-32" tall, eventually forming clumps ranging in size.Plant type/canopy layer: deciduous, perennial, herbaceous plant.Its summer-blooming flower heads stand 1-2ft tall and range from deep red, to pink, and even yellow-orange - yet most of what we see are actually showy bracts obscuring hundreds of tiny, hidden flowers beneath. This stunning wildflower is truly one of a kind adored by hummingbirds, a larval host plant for many species of native butterflies and moths - plus, it’s parasitic (WOW)! It requires an appropriate host to survive and can be challenging to cultivate (see detailed info below).