Scarlet Indian Paintbrush Seeds, NE Native Wildflower, Castilleja Coccinea, CJ0550
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Scarlet Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea)
Scarlet Indian Paintbrush is a native wildflower with showy, brilliant orange-red bracts that look like they were dipped in paint, and it is a favorite of hummingbirds and butterflies. It grows 1 to 2 feet tall in full sun and blooms in spring through early summer. It is a biennial that forms a low rosette the first year and flowers the second, and it often reseeds itself.
Like other Castilleja species, it is a hemi-parasite, meaning it derives some of its nutrients by attaching its roots to other plants. This parasitic relationship helps it thrive in nutrient-poor soils. It is best to plant them with host plants. Unlike some other species, Indian Paintbrush does not harm the host plants. This nature does not seem to harm their hosts as they do not overtake the other plants, they just use water or nutrients from other plants, if needed. For best results and to mimic their natural environment, please see below for some examples of good host plants:
Coreopsis
Echinacea
Other Paintbrush species (interestingly, they will share nutrients and water.)
To grow, sow the seed on the surface or barely covered in fall, so winter cold stratifies it naturally, or cold stratify it for about 8 weeks before sowing in spring. Keep the seed bed lightly moist until the seedlings are up.
Biennial/short lived perennial zones 4-8 that also returns from seed, making it essentially, a permanent plant
Approx 50 Seeds
We combine shipping on all seed orders, you pay one flat fee for as many seeds as you would like for no additional shipping. Orders over $35 for any combination of items ship for free to the US
All our seeds are rigorously tested to ensure high germination standards
Scarlet Indian Paintbrush Seeds, NE Native Wildflower, Castilleja Coccinea, CJ0550
Castilleja Coccinea
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$2.80
Regular price
$5.60
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Scarlet Indian Paintbrush is a native wildflower with showy, brilliant orange-red bracts that look like they were dipped in paint, and it is a favorite of hummingbirds and butterflies. It grows 1 to 2 feet tall in full sun and blooms in spring through early summer. It is a biennial that forms a low rosette the first year and flowers the second, and it often reseeds itself.
Like other Castilleja species, it is a hemi-parasite, meaning it derives some of its nutrients by attaching its roots to other plants. This parasitic relationship helps it thrive in nutrient-poor soils. It is best to plant them with host plants. Unlike some other species, Indian Paintbrush does not harm the host plants. This nature does not seem to harm their hosts as they do not overtake the other plants, they just use water or nutrients from other plants, if needed. For best results and to mimic their natural environment, please see below for some examples of good host plants:
Coreopsis
Echinacea
Other Paintbrush species (interestingly, they will share nutrients and water.)
To grow, sow the seed on the surface or barely covered in fall, so winter cold stratifies it naturally, or cold stratify it for about 8 weeks before sowing in spring. Keep the seed bed lightly moist until the seedlings are up.
Biennial/short lived perennial zones 4-8 that also returns from seed, making it essentially, a permanent plant
Approx 50 Seeds
We combine shipping on all seed orders, you pay one flat fee for as many seeds as you would like for no additional shipping. Orders over $35 for any combination of items ship for free to the US
All our seeds are rigorously tested to ensure high germination standards
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