Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Wight's Indian Paint Brush (Castilleja wightii) is a native perennial herb that grows in Northern, Southern and Central California, primarily in the North Coast, the Central Coast and SF Bay regions. It tends to grow at elevations from 0-1000 feet.

Plant type

Annual herb, Perennial herb

Size

3 ft Tall

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Color

Yellow

Flowering season

Spring, Summer

Sun

Full Sun

Sunset Zones

15, 16, 17

Plant communities

Coastal Strand, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Northern Coastal Scrub

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

2 confirmed and 12 likely

Confirmed Likely

Verbena Bud Moth

Endothenia hebesana

Scrobipalpula lutescella

Adela flammeusella

Geranium Plume Moth

Amblyptilia pica