Yellow Prairie Coneflower
Description
Ratibida columnifera Yellow Prairie Coneflower is a perennial, native to the Great Plains and adjacent areas. It grows to a height of 12 to 36 inches. The leaves are finely divided and borne at mid-stem. The ray flowers droop at the base of an upright cone.
Yellow Prairie Coneflower is widely distributed in prairies and open woodlands on a variety of soils, from well-drained loams to rocky, gravelly-sandy soil.
It has a wide range of uses, including roadside plantings, landscaping, re-establishing prairies, and landscape beautification. For best growth, full sunlight is needed. Plant before the moistest of the growing season, usually the spring.
Growing Height: 12" to 36"
Min Yearly Rainfall: 10"
Seeds Per Pound: 900,000
Acre Rate: 5 lbs
Lbs per 1000 sq feet:4 oz
Growing Region: All
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