Indian Paintbrush Castilleja agustifia Seeds

Indian Paintbrush Castilleja agustifia - 200 + Seeds

Indian paintbrush is a beautiful wildflower found in various regions, known for its vibrant red, orange, or pink blossoms that resemble a paintbrush dipped in paint. It's often seen in North America and has cultural significance among Indigenous peoples.

Freshly gathered wild, the Indian paintbrush is rare and is one of the best looking flowers in the desert, it is sure to lighten up any flower bed with striking colors. very unique plant that also has some medicinal uses

Plant Characteristics

This 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. 

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.

The flowers of Indian paintbrush are edible, and were consumed in moderation by various Native American tribes as a condiment with other fresh greens. These plants have a tendency to absorb and concentrate selenium in their tissues from the soils in which they grow.  Highly alkaline soils increase the selenium levels in the plants.