Mexican Hat
Ratibida columnifera
Whimsical sombrero-shaped flowers with a tall central cone and drooping yellow-to-mahogany rays. Blooms all summer and reseeds happily in lean soil. The leaves and flower heads brew into a pleasant tea.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- orange, yellow, brown
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AR, AZ, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, ID, KS, LA, MA, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NM, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TX, UT, WI, WY