Wild Flower Seed: Grey-Headed Coneflower(Ratibida pinnata)

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Grey-Headed Coneflower

Ratibida pinnata


About Grey-Headed Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)
Height:	Up to 4 ft.
Flower Color:	Yellow
Plant Type:	Perennial. Returns each spring from same roots, forming expanding clump. Blooms second spring from seed.
Flower Type:	Daisy-like
Bloom Time:	Mid-season
Is this wildflower invasive?	No
Is this wildflower endangered?	No
Is this wildflower edible?	No
Is this wildflower medicinal?	No


What is Grey-Headed Coneflower's native range?
	Indigenous To:	The North American Plains
Where Grey-Headed Coneflower is naturalized or can be grown
	Regions:	Native to plains regions, but can be grown in all regions.
	Zones:	3-9
	States:
How to grow Grey-Headed Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)
	Soil preference:	Adaptable, but prefers gritty, fast-draining conditions.
	Sun/Shade:	Needs full sun.
	Moisture Requirements:	Average to dry
	Instructions:	Like all plains species, this one craves gritty, fast-draining soils and can tolerate draught and heat very well. Give it a hot, dry location if possible. From seed, this species performs as a classic perennial…short green growth the first year, and then the full flowering taller plant the second.