Native to Arkansas +14 Pet-safe perennial
Mexican Hat
Ratibida columnifera
Also called: Prairie Coneflower, Upright Prairie Coneflower
Mexican Hat. Mexican hat earns its name from a tall central cone surrounded by drooping yellow-and-red ray petals. A drought-tolerant native of the Great Plains and Southwest.
Growing & care
Thrives in heat and lean soils. Often blooms its first year from seed.
- Sun: full sun.
- Water: very low.
- Soil: any well-drained; tolerates clay, sand, rocky.
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Native range
Native to 15 states