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Orobanchaceae
Painted Cup
Castilleja coccinea
Artistic beauty.
- Family
- Orobanchaceae
- Genus
- Castilleja
- Native to
- Eastern North America
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- Herbaceous Annual/Biennial
- Height
- 1-2 feet
- Sunlight
- Full Sun to Partial Shade
- Soil
- Moist, Sandy
- Water
- Moderate
- Hardiness
- 4-8
- Lifespan
- Annual/Biennial
Did you know
- The colorful parts of painted cup are actually modified leaves called bracts, not petals.
- It is a hemiparasite that attaches its roots to nearby grasses to steal water and nutrients.
- The true flowers are small green tubes hidden among the showy bracts.
- Hummingbirds are the primary pollinators, attracted to the brilliant red bracts.
- Painted cup is nearly impossible to cultivate without its host plant growing nearby.
Color meanings
0
Creativity
1
Passion
2
Artistic spirit