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Asteraceae
Drooping prairie-coneflower
Ratibida pinnata
Also known as Lepachys pinnatifida, Lepachys angustifolia, Thimbleflower, Long-headed coneflower
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Native Perennial · Prairie · Coneflower · Pollinator · Wildflower · Summer Blooming · Drought Tolerant · Yellow Flowers · Ratibida · Low Maintenance
Drooping prairie coneflower is a cheerful, easy-care native perennial that produces drooping yellow petals around a tall grayish cone throughout summer. It thrives in full sun to partial shade with average, well-drained soil and is an excellent choice for prairie-style or pollinator gardens. Deadhead spent blooms to extend flowering, or leave seed heads standing to feed birds through winter.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply to encourage deep root development, allowing the soil surface to dry between sessions · Every 7-14 days; reduce frequency once established as it is moderately drought tolerant
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.6–6.8
- Temperature
- -40°F to 100°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 3a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 4 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yellow
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Czechoslovakia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Italy, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Masachusettes, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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