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© Crystal Strouse
downy paintedcup
Castilleja sessiliflora
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 4.0 in. to 1.3 ft.
Spread: 3.0 in.; (or less) to 10.0 in. - Growth Form
- Herbaceous, Subshrub
- Program Association
- Nature in the City
- Wildlife Uses
- Large Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low, Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- May, June
- Flower Color
- Green Shades, Pink Shades, Purple Shades, White Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- No City Data
- Other Considerations
- Limited Availability
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
1, 2 - Soil Type
- Loam, Nutrient Poor, Sandy, Well Drained
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No City Data
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This plant is hemiparasitic and requires a host plant to survive. Plant with native grasses like buffalograss (Buchlöe dactyloides), blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) and/or prairie Junegrass (Koeleria macrantha).