SCADOXUS 'PAINTBRUSH' - Orchid Board

Des · #1 (**permalink**) 10-08-2009, 05:05 PM

Here is a picture of a Scadoxus Puniceus Paint Brush flowering in my back garden at the moment. Very aptly known by the name Paint Brush. It is indigenous to our area.

Dorothy · #2 (**permalink**) 10-08-2009, 09:58 PM

Very cool looking flora!

RosieC · #3 (**permalink**) 10-09-2009, 08:17 AM

Wow, cool flower and very apt name!

greenbean · #4 (**permalink**) 10-09-2009, 09:29 PM

That's so cool! It's neat to see a "paintbrush" from another continent!

North America has its own version of a "paintbrush" (probably several actually, but I only know one). Personally, I think your paintbrush looks a bit more brushlike. It actually has "bristles"!

Genus: Castilleja

The Castilleja is the red. The purple is alpine lupine. I wish I had some of my close-ups or a picture with more paintbrush in it. It's usually denser, but lupine is a very aggressve plant.