Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea) 3-pack of pots
Can’t be shipped.
Indian Paintbrush has bright red blooms in late spring. It’s a short plant that really pops in a spring garden. It’s a semi-parasitic plant that gets some resources from the roots of surrounding plants (each plug or pot of Indian Paintbrush will have Blue Grama Grass growing along with it as a host.
It’s a biennial and only lives for 2 years. The plants you are buying are first year seedlings. They will stay in a low rosette and put down roots their first year, and then the second year they will flower in May or June. After that, they can spread by seed, which will take another year to sprout, and another year after that to flower.
We recommend reading “The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush” by Tomie dePaola for an illustrated story of the flower.
Details
Perennial
Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade
Moisture: Medium, Dry
Height: 2 feet
Blooms: May, June
Color: Red
Spacing: 1 ft
Spreads: Doesn’t spread much
Zones: 3-8
Benefits: Pollinators, Birds
Design Tips
Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea) is a small flower and it takes quite a few plants to have an impact. Plant it in a swath among other short, dry prairie plants such as Blue Grama Grass, Fringed Puccoon, Prairie Smoke, and Wood Betony for biggest impact. It’s a good border plant.
Great native plant choice for the Minnesota Lawns to Legumes grant program!
Companion Plants
Pasque Flower
Blue Eyed Grass
Prairie Smoke
Dotted Blazing Star
Blue Grama Grass
Size: 3-pack of pots, each pot is 3" wide x 3" deep
These pots can’t be shipped — pickup only!
Can’t be shipped.
Indian Paintbrush has bright red blooms in late spring. It’s a short plant that really pops in a spring garden. It’s a semi-parasitic plant that gets some resources from the roots of surrounding plants (each plug or pot of Indian Paintbrush will have Blue Grama Grass growing along with it as a host.
It’s a biennial and only lives for 2 years. The plants you are buying are first year seedlings. They will stay in a low rosette and put down roots their first year, and then the second year they will flower in May or June. After that, they can spread by seed, which will take another year to sprout, and another year after that to flower.
We recommend reading “The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush” by Tomie dePaola for an illustrated story of the flower.
Details
Perennial
Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade
Moisture: Medium, Dry
Height: 2 feet
Blooms: May, June
Color: Red
Spacing: 1 ft
Spreads: Doesn’t spread much
Zones: 3-8
Benefits: Pollinators, Birds
Design Tips
Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea) is a small flower and it takes quite a few plants to have an impact. Plant it in a swath among other short, dry prairie plants such as Blue Grama Grass, Fringed Puccoon, Prairie Smoke, and Wood Betony for biggest impact. It’s a good border plant.
Great native plant choice for the Minnesota Lawns to Legumes grant program!
Companion Plants
Pasque Flower
Blue Eyed Grass
Prairie Smoke
Dotted Blazing Star
Blue Grama Grass
Size: 3-pack of pots, each pot is 3" wide x 3" deep
These pots can’t be shipped — pickup only!
Can’t be shipped.
Indian Paintbrush has bright red blooms in late spring. It’s a short plant that really pops in a spring garden. It’s a semi-parasitic plant that gets some resources from the roots of surrounding plants (each plug or pot of Indian Paintbrush will have Blue Grama Grass growing along with it as a host.
It’s a biennial and only lives for 2 years. The plants you are buying are first year seedlings. They will stay in a low rosette and put down roots their first year, and then the second year they will flower in May or June. After that, they can spread by seed, which will take another year to sprout, and another year after that to flower.
We recommend reading “The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush” by Tomie dePaola for an illustrated story of the flower.
Details
Perennial
Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade
Moisture: Medium, Dry
Height: 2 feet
Blooms: May, June
Color: Red
Spacing: 1 ft
Spreads: Doesn’t spread much
Zones: 3-8
Benefits: Pollinators, Birds
Design Tips
Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea) is a small flower and it takes quite a few plants to have an impact. Plant it in a swath among other short, dry prairie plants such as Blue Grama Grass, Fringed Puccoon, Prairie Smoke, and Wood Betony for biggest impact. It’s a good border plant.
Great native plant choice for the Minnesota Lawns to Legumes grant program!
Companion Plants
Pasque Flower
Blue Eyed Grass
Prairie Smoke
Dotted Blazing Star
Blue Grama Grass
