To satisfy the hemiparasitic nature of wholeleaf paintbrush, as well as maintain the aesthetic value of the garden, a plant species with good host traits and with complimentary size and color should be chosen as a propagation companion.
Wholeleaf paintbrush can be used in xeric beds or borders.
Plants are herbaceous, dying back to below the ground each fall and sprouting underground crowns each spring. Mature plants are about 12 to 15 inches tall and produce up to a dozen flowering stems. The intense color exhibited by wholeleaf paintbrush is dominating and the plants are best used to intentionally draw the eye to a specific part of the garden. Flowers of wholeleaf paintbrush are brilliant orange-red and bloom over a significant period of late spring and summer, typically from May into July. Wholeleaf paintbrush adapts more easily to cultivation than most other species from this genus, meaning that with the use of proper techniques, it can be cultivated and marketed as a horticultural product. Appropriate host plants are essential for maintaining health and ultimately for survival of paintbrush growing in either pots or the garden. The key reason for minimal use in gardens is production barriers caused by the hemiparasitic (partially parasitic) nature of this genus. Uncommon in cultivated gardens, species in the Indian paintbrush genus are worthy of greater attention from the landscape industry. Scientfic Name: Castilleja integra Common Name: Wholeleaf Paintbrush, Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrushĭescription: Wholeleaf paintbrush is one of the universally recognized and adored wildflowers of the southwestern U.S.
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