Ratibida pinnata

Gray-head Coneflower

Blooms profusely all summer with large yellow flowers that have drooping petals. The flowers surround a brown seedhead that birds eat from if plants are left standing. It is good for erosion control, looks well in masses or prairie plantings and will self-seed.

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Height
36-48 Inches

Spread
18-24 Inches

Bloom/Seasonal Color
Medium Yellow

USDA Hardiness Zone 3-7

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Good Companions

Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida), Prairie Blazing Star (Liatris pycnostachya), Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium), Slender Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium (flexuosum)), Compass Plant (Silphium laciniatum), Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans), Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardi)

Characteristics & Attributes

Hydrologic Designation

•

UPL

Nature Attracting

•

Songbird

Season of Interest

•	Late (July-frost)

Soil Moisture

•

Average

Sun Exposure

•

Full Sun

USFS MO Ecological Map

•	Osage Plains
•	Central Dissected Till Plain
•	Ozark Highlands

Wildlife Benefit

•	Food/Birds