Nodding Onion Gardens

Native Plant Nursery

Where Wildflowers Grow

Columbia Station, Ohio, USA
 

Ratibida pinnata  

  Yellow Coneflower or Gray-Headed

 

Ohio Native Plant - Natural Range


Visit the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service website to view the natural range of Ratibida pinnata
Gray - Headed Coneflower
Gray - Headed Coneflower

Wildlife Significance

Nectar/ Pollen -This plant is popular with several species of bees:Cuckoo bee, large Leaf- Cutting bees, Green Metallic bees. Wasps, flies and  will also visit this plant for both nectar and pollen

Nectar - Butterflies

Host Plant - For caterpillars of the Silvery Checkerspot (butterfly) as well as several moths

Seed - Goldfinches
For more details on this plant visit the Illinois Wildflower site
Gray -Headed Coneflower
Ratibida pinnata

Seed Provenance - Ratibida pinnata 

Prairie Moon Nursery, Winona, MN - Nodding Onion Gardens - 2012 - present
Ratibida pinnata
Ratibida pinnata
Ratibida pinnata
Cultivation Information
Height - 2 to 5 ft
Flower Color -Yellow
Blooms - July - September
Sun - Full sun to part shade

Hardy Zone - 3 to 9
Soil - Moist to dry soil with little organic material

Family - Asteraceae

Propagation Notes -


Cold Storage - 30 days - Small Zip lock plastic bag with a few table spoons of  moistened vermiculite

Seeds Planted - 2-12-2012

Sprouted - 2-29-2012

Night Temperature - 61 - 63°F

Day Temperature - 64 - 65°F -Under florescent lights

Natural Sunlight - 3-6-12 - Exposed a few hours each day to natural sunlight