Gray-headed Coneflower
Ratibida pinnata
Also known as: Yellow Coneflower, Prairie Coneflower
Drooping yellow petals around a tall gray-brown cone. Crushed cones smell of anise. A signature prairie species.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–5 ft
- Spacing
- 1.5–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MI, MN, MO, MS, NE, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, WI