Asteraceae
Ratibida tagetes
Ratibida tagetes
Also known as Rudbeckia columnaris var. tagetes, Lepachys tagetes, Rudbeckia globosa, Lepachys columnaris var. tagetes
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Coneflower · Prairie · Wildflower · Drought Tolerant · Native · Xeriscape · Southwest · Asteraceae · Low Maintenance · Pollinator
Ratibida tagetes, a compact prairie coneflower native to the southwestern US and Mexico, is a tough, low-maintenance wildflower that thrives in well-drained soils with minimal supplemental watering once established. It performs best in sunny to lightly shaded spots and is well-suited for xeriscaping or native wildflower meadows. Deadhead spent blooms to encourage continued flowering throughout the season.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; allow soil to dry partially between waterings · Every 10-14 days once established
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–8.5
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yellow
- Foliage
- Green · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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