Description
Gray-headed Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) Seed Packet
Showy daisy-like flowers with drooping yellow rays adorn strong slender stems in summer. Attractive and beneficial to many native bees such as sweat bees, digger bees, cuckoo bees, small and large carpenter bees, and bumble bees. Wasps, beetles, flies and butterflies also visit the flowers. Host for Silvery Checkerspot butterfly larvae. Goldfinches and other birds enjoy eating the seed.
Additional Names: Gray-headed Mexican hat, Pinnate prairie coneflower, Drooping Coneflower Weary Susan, Grayhead Coneflower and Yellow coneflower
Packet Quantity: ≥50
Life Cycle: Perennial
Germination: Seeds germinate best after a 30 day period of cold moist stratification. Direct sow in late fall or artificially stratify in fridge. Plant no deeper than seed width.
Sun Exposure: Full to Part
Soil Moisture: Medium, Medium-Dry
Zone: 3-9
Height: 5’
Spacing: 1.5’-2’
Bloom Time: July-September
*Please note – Lot number may differ from gallery image.*
