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Pinnate Prairie Coneflower in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Ratibida pinnata

 

Pinnate Prairie Coneflower

Ratibida is a group of plants within the Aster family, Asteraceae. They are commonly referred to as Prairie Coneflowers and are native to parts of North America. Specifically Ratibida pinnata (known as the Pinnate Prairie Coneflower or Gray-Head Coneflower) can be found from South East Canada through into the USA. It is a herbaceous perennial plant, producing large pinnate leaves with rough hairs on them. From early summer through to autumn it produces large flowers on branching stems, each with an upright reddish brown central cone surrounded by a number of ray florets usually of yellow colouration. This makes an excellent plant for prairie style gardens.

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plant Features
  • Pinnate Prairie Coneflower likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Pinnate Prairie Coneflower likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Pinnate Prairie Coneflower is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Pinnate Prairie Coneflower likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

 
plant information

Common name

Pinnate Prairie Coneflower

Latin name

Ratibida pinnata

type

Herbaceous Perennial

family

Asteraceae

ph

6.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Pinnate Prairie Coneflower likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Pinnate Prairie Coneflower is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Pinnate Prairie Coneflower likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

  • Water

    Pinnate Prairie Coneflower likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Pinnate Prairie Coneflower is 0.40meters x 1.20meters 0.40 M 1.20 M

Ratibida pinnata

Ratibida is a group of plants within the Aster family, Asteraceae. They are commonly referred to as Prairie Coneflowers and are native to parts of North America. Specifically Ratibida pinnata (known as the Pinnate Prairie Coneflower or Gray-Head Coneflower) can be found from South East Canada through into the USA. It is a herbaceous perennial plant, producing large pinnate leaves with rough hairs on them. From early summer through to autumn it produces large flowers on branching stems, each with an upright reddish brown central cone surrounded by a number of ray florets usually of yellow colouration. This makes an excellent plant for prairie style gardens.


Planting young plants

From Late Autumn TO Early Spring

Ratibida will grow in any well cultivated and well drained garden soil in an open and sunny site. All perennial species and taller annual species require staking in exposed positions. Plant perennial varieties in late autumn or spring. On dry soils, mulch with peat or decayed manure early in spring unless height restriction of taller varieties is wanted.

 
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