Castilleja miniata
Common Name(s):
Common Red Paintbrush
Giant Red Indian Paintbrush
Synonym:
Scarlet Paintbrush
Flower:
Red
Blooms :
May
to:
Sep
Flowers minute and inconspicuous: bracts conspicuous red
Botanical Description
Fragrant?
NO
Family:
Scrophulariaceae
Herbaceous Plant, Perennial
Foliage:
Green
Leaves flat, dark green, lance-shaped smooth entire
Fall Color?
NO
Photo by:
Heading 6
Dies back in fall
Oregon Native?
YES
West State Native?
YES
Origins:
Native to Pacific Northwest
Site Selection
Minimum USDA Hardiness Zone:
3
Water Needs:
M
Sun Needs:
Full sun
Deer Resistant?
NO
Firewise?
NO
Height:
12-30"
Spread:
2-3'
Growth Rate:
Medium
Native Habitat:
Wet meadows, streambanks at mid to high elevations in mountains
Soil:
Grow in moist soil
Care Recommendations
Maintenance Level:
Low
Fertilizer:
Requires no fertilizer
Mulch:
Gravel, rock, coarse wood chips
Keep the soil consistently moist for the first year, but don't let the soil become soggy or waterlogged. Thereafter, it is relatively drought-tolerant and needs only occasional watering. Established plants require no further attention. Do not fertilize
Long Term:
Winter:
Ensure plant is not in wet soil
Spring:
Very low water, no fertilizer, can prune for shaping, planting and transplanting
Summer:
Very little water, no fertilizer, full sun, Coarse rocky well=drained soil
Fall:
Stop watering
General Care Comments:
Very low water, full sun, rocky nutrient poor soil, nitrogen fuxer
Common Problems
Slow growth, sensitivity to overwatering, desirable browse
Diseases:
Dark bloth
Insects:
Parasitic wasps and flies, Stamnodes moth, leafminer
Environmental Problems:
Low reproduction and seedling survival, slow growth so is not a good competititor for space
Pests:
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