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Castilleja elata

Castilleja elata
Photo: Ty Creelan https://www.inaturalist.org/people/profinite, CC BY-SA 4.0

Castilleja elata, Siskiyou paintbrush, is a perennial wildflower native to the Siskiyou Mountains of southern Oregon and northern California. It is a hemiparasite that partly feeds on the roots of neighboring plants, so it is difficult to grow in gardens without suitable host plants.

Family
Orobanchaceae (Orobanch family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water moderately during the growing season and keep drainage sharp, as it prefers moisture but dislikes soggy roots.
Soil
Well-drained, gritty soil, often serpentine or rocky mountain soil.
Temperature
Hardy in cool temperate climates; tolerates cold winters, with summer heat well tolerated when kept reasonably moist. Exact limits not established.
How easy
Hard
Native range
SW. Oregon to NW. California
Climate
temperate

About

Castilleja elata is a species of flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae with the common name Siskiyou paintbrush.

Where it grows

Castilleja elata is native to the Siskiyou Mountains in southern Oregon and northern California.

Other Castilleja plants

Coast Indian paintbrush · Johnny-nip · Northwestern Indian paintbrush · Wavyleaf Indian paintbrush · Aquarius Plateau Indian paintbrush · Cobwebby Indian paintbrush · Attenuate Indian paintbrush · Castilleja beldingii · Castilleja bella · Shortstyle Indian paintbrush · Vernal pool Indian paintbrush · Port Clarence Indian paintbrush

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Castilleja elata 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.

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