Grey-Headed Coneflower - (Ratibida pinnata)

Grey-headed Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) provides vibrant yellow droopy flowers during June and July and stands 5 feet tall. It thrives in full sun, average moisture, and can tolerate drier soils in shady areas. It's a clumping flowering perennial that you can bunch together, plant in mass, or use as a stand-alone highlight. It commonly grows with Monarda fistulosa in the wild, but is also a complementary color to it, and the taller nature of Ratibida pinnata makes it stand out nicely behind Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) in cottage-style gardens. 

Many Longhorn bees, such as the Coneflower Mining Bee (Andrena rudbeckiae), specialize on nectaring from this flower. It's also a good source of nectar for the American Bumblebee, which focuses on higher quality species and has declined rapidly in the United States due to the loss of key habitat with species like Grey-headed Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata). The seeds are a key source of food for Goldfinches and other seed-feeding birds. If you're planting this species for birds, leave the plants unprunned durning winter so you get visitors during snow and ice when they can't reach the ground. This lovely flower is fairly resistant to deer, easy to transplant, and overall beginner-friendly.

All of our native plants are grown in 3.5” x 3.5” x 5” deep pots, the perfect size for developing strong root systems. Each plant is carefully grown until its roots reach the bottom of the pot, ensuring they are healthy, well-established, and ready to thrive in your landscape.

Plants are available for local pickup only at our nursery. Once you place your order through our shop, you’ll be able to select a convenient date and time to pick up your plants. Each plant comes with a tag that includes both the common and scientific name for easy identification.

Please note: some native species naturally go dormant or appear rough at certain times of the year. These plants are still healthy and viable, and we only offer stock that meets our quality standards.