Greenheaded Coneflower - resolved
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- Subject: Greenheaded Coneflower - resolved
- From: "* L* <h*@mindspring.com>
- Date: Sun, 5 Jul 1998 13:54:48 -0400
Golly gee! I had the grower's phone number fall into my life with
yesterday's mail. Called, and the mystery plant is 'Ratibida pinnata' !
Related to Prairie Coneflower, 'Ratibida columnifera'.
'R. columnifera' :
Alternate leaves to 5" long, pinnately lobed into lanceolate, coarsely
toothed segments. Bright yellow flower heads with drooping ray flowers on
long stems. Disk is 1/2 to 1" cone. Errect finely branched, 2-3' tall and
18" wide. Blooms in summer. Native to dry NA praries. Grow in full sun,
in very well drainned soil. Hardy zones 4-9. Use in sunny border or
meadow.
'Ratibida pinnata' :
Taller, 3-5' with larger leaves and flowers.
Have it in full sun, but right next to the drip irrigation. So far, so
good.
Hal Lanktree
Michigan (Zone 5b)
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