Indian Paintbrush seeds (Castilleja Agustifolia) 200 Seeds for Garden Planting USA Easy to Grow

Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea) – 200 SeedsThis Indian paintbrush is under half a meter in height and has bristly gray-green to purple-red herbage. It stands in a clump of erect stems, each topped with an inflorescence of somewhat tubular yellow green flowers. The flowers are encased in bright red to orange-red bracts, sometimes tinted with purple, and usually fuzzy with a thin coat of white hairs. It flowers from May to September. The brightly colored bracts are used to attach pollinators like hummingbirds and butterflies that would otherwise ignore the plant's small yellow green flowers. The centimeter-long capsule fruits contain honeycomb-patterned seeds. This plant can be red, orange, or yellow in color, usually red.Desert Indian paintbrush (formerly named Castilleja Angustifolia) is a gray-green few branched herbaceous perennial from a woody root-crown with alternate, lanceolate leaves that sometimes have 1-5 pairs of narrow, ± spreading lobes. The calyx and leaflike bracts are scarlet-tipped. The corolla's upper lip is about 1/2 long, sparsely pubescent, with wide reddish margins, the lower lip is dark green and only 1/16 long, and the stigma is 2-lobed. This species of paintbrush is commonly found on dry and rocky slopes of the Mojave Desert in sagebrush and shadscale scrub, Joshua tree and pinyon-juniper woodland to 8000', and blooms from April to August.🌱 Plant DetailsCommon Name: Indian PaintbrushScientific Name: Castilleja coccineaPlant Type: Native Perennial WildflowerMature Height: 12–24 inches (under 0.5 m)Color: Bright red blooms with green foliage (sometimes orange or yellow)Bloom Season: May – SeptemberUSDA Zone: 4–8🌼 Features BenefitsPollinator Friendly: Attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and beesLow Maintenance: Tolerates dry, sandy, or rocky soilsLandscape Use: Perfect for meadows, naturalized areas, wildflower gardensUnique Beauty: Striking scarlet bracts encase small yellow-green flowers🌞 Growing ConditionsSunlight: Full sun to partial shadeSoil: Well-drained, sandy or loamy soilWatering: Moderate; tolerates some drought once established📦 What You Get:200 high-quality Indian Paintbrush seeds