Mexican Hat

Ratibida columnifera
  • Also Known As: Prairie Coneflower, Red-Spike Mexican-Hat, Long-Headed Coneflower, Thimbleflower
  • Botanical Name: Ratibida columnifera
  • Plant Type: Perennial
  • Light Requirement: Partial Shade, Full Sun
  • Water Demand: Low
  • Landscape Use: Rock Garden, Deer Resistant
  • Ornamental Color: Yellow, Orange
  • Native or Adapted: Native
  • Wildlife Value: Birds, Bees, Hummingbirds, Butterflies
  • Season: Fall, Summer, Spring
  • Deciduous or Evergreen: Deciduous
  • Plant Form: Upright
  • Region: North Central Texas
  • Plant Spread: 1' - 2'
  • Plant Height: 2' - 4'

Description

Flowers are shaped like sombreros. Deer will eat flowers.

Mexican Hat Photos