Texas Indian paintbrush
Castilleja indivisa
USDA zones6 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Red , orange
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Texas Indian paintbrush (Castilleja indivisa) is an annual for low maintenance gardens, meadows, and woodland edges. This plant likes full sun and dry to average, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Red and orange bracts form bright spikes in early to late spring. Hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees visit the blooms. It draws part of its nutrients from the roots of nearby grasses, so transplanting may kill it.
Pairs well with Texas bluebonnet, Poppy mallow, and Bigfruit evening-primrose.
Native range
AR, LA, OK, and TX.