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Prairie coneflower

Ratibida columnifera

Native prairie flowers offer pollen and nectar for bees and butterflies in a sunny border.

daisy-like flower with reddish "petals" and an elongate "eye"
Jeff Coffman · CC BY 2.0

MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME

A spot to thrive.

Best in open, well-drained sites; may reseed freely. Eastern naturalized occurrences are excluded from this guide.

Sunlight
Full sun
Soil moisture
Dry soil / Average moisture
Mature size
1–3 ft tall · spreading clumps
Season of interest
Summer
Hardiness
USDA zones 4–9
Garden role
Easygoing meadow flowers
Leucanthemum x superbum flower close upCarl Lewis · CC BY 2.0

ONE GOOD SWAP

Instead of shasta daisy.

Leucanthemum × superbum

Try prairie coneflower for easygoing meadow flowers.

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Plant profile & growing information Native range: Kew Find a native nursery
Photo credits & licenses

Prairie coneflower: Jeff Coffman · CC BY 2.0
Shasta daisy: Carl Lewis · CC BY 2.0

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