Grey Headed Coneflower (Ratibida Pinnata) – 6 Pack Of 1 Gallon Pots

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 3a-8b  Find Your Zone

Plant Type:  Herbaceous Perennial 

Flower Color:  Yellow with Grey center cones

Flower Size: 3″ diameter

Flowering Period:  Throughout Summer into Fall

Flower Type:  Daisy, coneflower

Fragrant Flowers:  No

Foliage Color:  Green

Fragrant Foliage:  No

Berries:  No

Berry Color:  No

Attracts:  Butterflies, Birds, Beneficial Pollinators, Visual Attention

Resistances:  Cold Temperatures (-40F), Deer, Disease, Drought & Dry Soil (when established), Heat, Humidity, Insect, Rabbit

Ratibida pinnata, commonly known as the Grey Headed Coneflower, is a hardy North American native perennial wildflower that thrives in dry and poor soil when established, even growing along railroad tracks and roads with no care at all. It features 5″ long pinnately divided leaves on upright stiff stems growing 3 to 5 feet tall so is excellent and interesting at the back of the perennial border or for height in a meadow or prairie garden. The flowers have 5 to 7 downward drooping bright yellow petals surrounding the bottom of an elongated, anise-scented, grayish central disk in the shape of the top of a slender sombrero. You and the butterflies and beneficial pollinators will appreciate the long bloom period throughout the summer. We’ve seen no serious problem with insects or disease and it is very drought tolerant when the root system has developed. Most outstanding in groupings.

Growing 3 to 5 feet tall and 1.5 to 2 feet wide, the Grey Headed Coneflower is ideal for use at the back of the sunny perennial border or to add height to prairie, meadow and wildflower gardens. A fine addition to butterfly gardens, beneficial pollinator gardens, yellow theme gardens and the Xeriscape (low water needs). 

The Grey Headed Coneflower is very easy to grow in most any moist but well-drained soil in full to mostly sun. We suggest at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day. High drought tolerance when established. We’ve seen no serious problems with insects or disease. Can be cut back to the ground after going dormant in winter.