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15-24" tall x 18" wide. Mexican Hat is the mahogany-red colored form of Prairie Coneflower that blooms from mid-summer into fall. A good naturalizing wildflower, it attracts bees and butterflies. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).
Zones
4 - 8
Advantages
Attract Butterflies
Deer Resistant
Native
Great For Mass Plantings
Extended Bloom Time (more than 4 weeks)
Multiplies / Naturalizes
Easy To Grow
Low Maintenance
Good For Cut Flowers
Good For Dried Flowers
Light Requirements
Full Sun
Water Tolerance
Low-Water
Mature Height
15-24" tall
Mature Spread
18" wide
Bloom Time
Summer
Shipping Details
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SKU
HC017793
USDA Hardiness Planting Zones
To determine if a plant is sufficiently cold hardy, the USDA created numbered zones indicating winter low
temperatures; the lower the zone number the colder the winter.
If the coldest winter temperature expected in your area is -15°F (zone 5) then any plants rated zones 3-5 will
survive the winter temperatures in your area.
If you live in very warm winter areas (zones 9-11) plants with zones 3-4 ratings are not recommended. The lack
of freezing winter temperatures do not provide a time for winter dormancy (rest).
15-24" tall x 18" wide. The roadsides of northeastern New Mexico light
up with color in midsummer when large stands of Prairie Coneflower come
into bloom. This drought tolerant plant is easy to establish and
naturalizes readily so you can grow your own stand of wildflowers.
'Mexican Hat' is a heavy bloomer, with a mature plant producing hundreds
of flowers with the distinctive mahogany-red petals edged in yellow.
Native. Low fertility, well drained soil. (seed propagated)
More Information
Associated SKUs
HC017793 HC014236 (Plant - 2.5" Pot) - Out of stock. HC017785 (Plant - 5" Deep Pot)
Common Name
Mexican Hat
Botanical Name
Ratibida columnifera
Zones
4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Light Requirements
Full Sun
Flower Color
Red
Mature Height
15-24" tall
Mature Spread
18" wide
Bloom Time
Summer
Ships As
Potted Plant
Soil Type
Low Fertility Soil, Well-Drained Soil
Soil Moisture
Waterwise
Advantages
Attract Butterflies, Deer Resistant, Native, Great For Mass Plantings, Extended Bloom Time (more than 4 weeks), Multiplies / Naturalizes, Easy To Grow, Low Maintenance, Good For Cut Flowers, Good For Dried Flowers
Ideal Region
West, Western Only, Southwest, Hot Desert, Suitable Above 7000 ft
Ratibida (Prairie Coneflower) are a showy group of summer-blooming native wildflowers. These xeric perennials provide seed for seed-eating songbirds. These plants are deer resistant.
Preferred growing conditions:
They grow easily in all types of soil including dry clay. (i,e, clay soil in high spots, hillsides, raised beds).
Prairie Coneflower benefits from mulching in hot, dry climates and is amenable to most common types of mulch including crushed gravel in xeriscapes.
They are xeric (waterwise) and after becoming well established during their second growing season do best with deep but infrequent watering.
Plant in full, hot sun
Just a few handfuls of compost and Yum Yum Mix in the planting hole is enough. It’s not necessary to plant into a rich, highly amended soil.
Special comments:
Deadhead to prolong blooming. But be sure to leave some seed heads to ripen as Prairie Coneflower are good plants for naturalizing and re-seed themselves when happy.
Garden care:
Fertilize Ratibida once in fall with Yum Yum Mix and Planters II.
Leave them standing over the winter months to provide a source of seed for seed eating songbirds. Cut back to 1-2” above the ground in early to mid-spring.
View more Planting Guides, or download our complete Planting Guide for tips on caring for your plants when you receive your order, as well as planting instructions for Perennials, Spring-Planted Bulbs, Fall-Planted Bulbs, Cacti & Succulents, Xeric Plants and more.
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Zone
Shipping Status
Zone 2
Shipping begins the week of May 15th, 2023
Zone 3
Shipping begins the week of May 15th, 2023
Zone 4
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Zone 5
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Zone 6
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Zone 7
Shipping begins the week of April 3rd, 2023
Zone 8
Shipping begins the week of April 3rd, 2023
Zone 9
Shipping begins the week of April 3rd, 2023
Zone 10
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