8/9/2023 0 Comments Red indian paintbrush![]() I would reccommend this book to second graders, or a teacher to do a read aloud with. I thought this was a good non-fiction book, that helps students learn where the name of the indian paintbrush came from, and helps you understand some of the Native American's history. I loved the bright colors, and the pictures really helped me visualize the story. I really enjoyed the illustrations in this book. He told me it's not Star Wars or Harry Potter though. He said it wasn't too boring, were his actual words. The story moved along, but there were good details. This is also part of a series called Legends about the legend of how some things come to be this is the 3rd book I have read in that series. It's much better than Tomie usually does for his people. He found the canvas and spent years looking for the right colors After a dream, he does find the colors he needs to paint the sky. He was also told he would paint the colors of the sky and this would be his most important work. During his manhood ritual he was giving the task of painting the warriors hunt and the villages stories so they would always be remembered. There was an Indian who wanted to be a warrior like everyone else, but he had the gift of an artist. This is a legend/myth on how those flowers came to be there (and I do love a story or folktale about that.) miniata" by Jim Morefield is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.Today, I learned that Indian Paintbrush is a wildflower on the hills in Wyoming. Photo Credit 3: "meadow paintbrush, Castilleja miniata subsp. Photo Credit 2: "Castilleja miniata" by mmmavocado is licensed under CC BY 2.0 miniata" by Jim Morefield is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 Photo Credit 1: "meadow paintbrush, Castilleja miniata subsp. Consider buying in multiples to increase the chances of success. ![]() With this complicated host dependency, this plant can be challenging to establish. Or, cut back an established host already in your garden and carve a planting hole directly into the host crown. Plant paintbrush in the same hole as its host, trying to gently intermingle the roots. Known hosts include, but are not limited to, Roemer’s fescue, yarrow, Oregon sunshine, thimbleberry, and even some non-native weeds such as oxeye daisy. As a parasite, it needs to plug its root system into the roots of various hosts, extracting nutrients that supplement its growth - without entirely depleting the nutrients from the host plant. Gardening with Giant Red Paintbrush: Since this is both a hummingbird magnet and a larval host plant, Red Paintbrush is best in a pollinator/butterfly garden or meadowscape. Excellent as a cut flower or the broken parks used in decorations. ![]() ![]() A decoction of seeds has been taken as a cough medicine. Special features & uses: The Gitksan, Nitinaht, and Nlaka'pamux Pacific Northwest peoples have taken a decoction of the entire plant to treat bleeding lungs, sore eyes, and backaches, as a diuretic and as a purgative.Native habitat/range: Common in coastal areas, meadow, moist riverbanks, and alpine forests from Alaska to California and east to the Rocky Mountains and Ontario, Canada.Wildlife support: attracts and supports hummingbirds, host plant to several species of native butterflies and moth larva.Growth rate/ease: moderate growth rate, difficult to cultivate.Moisture requirements: moist to dry soil. ![]() Light requirements: full sun to part shade.Size at maturity: 8"-32" tall, eventually forming clumps ranging in size.Plant type/canopy layer: deciduous, perennial, herbaceous plant.Its summer-blooming flower heads stand 1-2ft tall and range from deep red, to pink, and even yellow-orange - yet most of what we see are actually showy bracts obscuring hundreds of tiny, hidden flowers beneath. This stunning wildflower is truly one of a kind adored by hummingbirds, a larval host plant for many species of native butterflies and moths - plus, it’s parasitic (WOW)! It requires an appropriate host to survive and can be challenging to cultivate (see detailed info below). The XL bandpot is a slightly smaller plant, but will be co-potted with a host species (yet to be determined, customers will not know what the mystery additional host plant will be until pick-up). NOTE - we are offering two sizes the 3.5" pot and the XL bandpot. ![]()
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