Castilleja sessiliflora
Downy Painted Cup
A soft, leafy perennial, 6-10 in. tall, often several-stemmed. Large but inconspicuous yellow (sometimes pinkish) flowers and green bracts, tinged with pink or red, form dense spikes. A hairy plant with clustered stems and yellow to pinkish bracts and flowers with corollas protruding like long, pale, curved beaks.In very dry areas with poor soil, this species forms diminutive tufts; where soil and moisture are better, plants are taller and more open.
Contributed by @exultetbees
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Full sun
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Very little water
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Light to medium
Common name
Downy Painted Cup
Latin name
Castilleja sessiliflora
type
Perennial Flowering plant
family
Scrophulariaceae
ph
7.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Light to medium
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.25 M
0.26 M
Castilleja sessiliflora
A soft, leafy perennial, 6-10 in. tall, often several-stemmed. Large but inconspicuous yellow (sometimes pinkish) flowers and green bracts, tinged with pink or red, form dense spikes. A hairy plant with clustered stems and yellow to pinkish bracts and flowers with corollas protruding like long, pale, curved beaks.In very dry areas with poor soil, this species forms diminutive tufts; where soil and moisture are better, plants are taller and more open.
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