San Antonio, TX (Zone 8b) | February 2005 | neutral
I have not grown this plant. The hairy linear to lanceolate leaves are 10-20cms long with the inflorescences being 3-6cms. The hairy brac...Read Morets are 12-20mms and the corollas are 15-18mms. It thrives in poor, sandy and well drained soil. It can be found in California's sagebrush country.
This plant is semiparasitic on other plants which makes it almost impossible to transplant. All paintbrushes are semiparasitic. The genus was named after Juan Domingo Castillejo, a Spanish botanist in 1781.
I have not grown this plant. The hairy linear to lanceolate leaves are 10-20cms long with the inflorescences being 3-6cms. The hairy brac...Read More
This plant is a U.S. native and grows in California.