Yellow Prairie Coneflower

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 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