Castilleja scabrida i have found this paintbrush only seems to germinate in the presence of some sort of host(usually a penstemon of some sort). In this picture i don't know what the host might be. 
Castilleja scabrida i have found this paintbrush only seems to germinate in the presence of some sort of host(usually a penstemon of some sort). In this picture i don't know what the host might be.
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Lori S. (not verified)
Wow! Really nice! What are
Sat, 05/24/2014 - 4:27pmWow! Really nice! What are its companions in the photo... looks like an aquilegia, an astragalus(?), a phlox?
An expert alpine gardener here grows Castilleja with Townsendia as a host.
Merlin (not verified)
Lets see... phlox bryoides,
Sat, 05/24/2014 - 4:54pmLets see... phlox bryoides, Aquilegia jonseii, Douglasia nivea, Astragalus ??and Eritricium aretiodes.
Trond Hoy
Do I see leaves of a
Sun, 05/25/2014 - 11:29amDo I see leaves of a Pulsatilla also?
Nice mix anyway.
Merlin (not verified)
Could be pulsitilla, it grows
Sun, 05/25/2014 - 11:48amCould be pulsitilla, it grows like a weed. Just when i think i have it wiped out i find more. As for hosts here is an interesting one. I have been growing a fairly rare species called Leptodactylon glabrum (Bruneau canyon prickly phlox). It seems that wherever i have this plant growing the C. scabrida pops up next to it, i guess it has something it likes.
Lori S. (not verified)
Fantastic stuff, Jim! Thanks
Sun, 05/25/2014 - 12:16pmFantastic stuff, Jim! Thanks for enlivening the forum with your photos. You certainly have some enviable weeds... Eriogonum that has to be cut back and controlled... Pulsatilla that is weeded out... :-)