scarlet paintbrush

Castilleja coccinea

scarlet paintbrush - Castilleja coccinea 09JN18-03
scarlet paintbrush - Castilleja coccinea 09JN18-01
scarlet paintbrush - Castilleja coccinea 06JL08

characteristics

Hairy, simple-stemmed annual with dense spikes of bright orange-red bracts disguising tiny greenish-yellow flowers.

Semi-parasitic: roots attach to and absorb water and nutrients of some other plants.

Also known as painted cup, scarlet Indian paintbrush, or Indian paintbrush

325,000 seeds/pound; starts from seed.

T SSN H W sun soil H2O fire N2 pH summer fall flower (seed)
A C-Y 0.6 0.2 S/PS F-M-C DM X - 4.9-6.8 green-pale - scarlet

habitat

Meadows, open hillsides and edges of scrub patches.

uses

Attracts hummingbirds.

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T = type: A = annual | B = biennial | P = perennial | SS = subshrub | D = deciduous | C = coniferous
██ = cold stratify | ██ = cold stratify & scarify | ██ = plant directly | ██ = scarify | ██ = not from seed
SSN = season: C = cool | W = warm | Y = late
H = height (in metres) | W = width (in metres) | B = bunch | S = sod | SB = sod/bunch
sun: S = full sun | S/PS = sun or partial shade | PS = partial shade | SH = full shade
soil: F = fine | M = medium | C = coarse
H2O = moisture requirement: D = dry | M = moist | W = wet | Z = aquatic
fire = fire tolerance: - = unknown | X = none | • = some | •• = moderate | ••• = high tolerance
N2 = nitrogen fixing: • = yes
summer = foliage colour | fall = foliage (stem) colour | flower (seed) = flower (seed / fruit) colour, if conspicuous
pH = acidity - alkalinity