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Castilleja angustifolia
Northwestern Indian paintbrush is a hemiparasitic perennial wildflower of dry desert, scrub and woodland in western North America, known for bright red-orange bracts. It grows in hot, sandy, well-drained soils and depends on host plant roots, so it is hard to cultivate.
Castilleja angustifolia is a species of hemiparasitic wildflower known by the common names northwestern paintbrush and desert paintbrush. It is an herbaceous perennial native to the desert, scrublands, and woodlands of western North America. It grows in hot sandy soils and rock crevices in dry conditions.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Castilleja angustifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
