Indian Paintbrush Stock Photography

Indian Paintbrush, located in Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas and Louisiana is found in open fields and along highways. From a distance they appear as patches of red in a sea of green or brown. They have a short blooming season, from late spring to early summer. The plant grows to 18 inches tall. The flowers are a beautiful red turning to green at the stem. Most of the color of the plant is not the flower but modified leafs called bracts. These bracts are red, becoming green toward the stem. The shape and color of the upper part resembles a paintbrush dipped in red paint thus the common name, Indian Paintbrush.