Wildflowers Found in Oregon

Slender Paintbrush
(Giant Red Paintbrush)

Castilleja miniata - Common, midsummer, perennial, 12-29 in. Tall, erect, slightly sticky, with few branches. Leaves flat, lance-shaped, deep green, without lobes. Flower heads deep bluish red to pinkish or bright yellow-orange. Flowers mostly concealed by brightly colored, sharply toothed and pointed, hairy bracts, the green beak of flower extending out with age. Grows in moist meadows, forest openings, from coast to mountains. Most common paintbrush in the Northwest