Castilleja applegatei | . Originated in … Western United States | Flower
Castilleja applegatei belongs to the plant family OROBANCHACE and Genus Castilleja This Flower prefers Dry to moist soil , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
People create special hummingbird or "hummer" gardens. Hummingbirds feed by site and tend to fly in the same areas. There is a term for these routes called traplinings. Consider hummingbird plants that flower at different times. Do not use pesticides since hummingbirds eat the plant insects as a source of protein. Hummingbirds do not have a sense of smell and rely upon sight and high nectar producing plants. Castilleja applegatei is known to attract humming birds and other nectar feeding garden birds.
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Castilleja applegatei so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Castilleja applegatei is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Castilleja applegatei has flowers that hummingbirds love to feed on. This plant likes full sun. It does well in dry to moist soils. It must be planted with a host plant (such as blue gamma grass) nearby, as this is a partially parasitic species.
Castilleja applegatei will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Castilleja applegatei is an herbaceous perennial. Blooms appear for an 8 month period from March through October. Blossoms in such colors as scarlet, yellow and orange are common.
In the Northern Hemisphere Castilleja applegatei starts to bloom around 03,01 blooming stops about 10,31
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 1' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
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"Hummingbird Gardens: Turning your yard into hummingbird heaven", Stephen W. Kress, editor, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn New York, 2000.