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Hardiness: USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F) USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F) USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F) USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F) USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer Mid Summer Late Summer/Early Fall
Foliage: Herbaceous
Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping This plant is resistant to deer Flowers are good for cutting
Soil pH requirements: 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
Patent Information: Non-patented
Propagation Methods: By dividing the rootball From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall
Seed Collecting: Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored
On Jul 5, 2007, Xenomorf from Valley of the Sun, AZ (Zone 9b) wrote:
Ratibida columnaris var. pulcherrima (The red petaled variety).....Seen growing along the side of the road between Concho & Showlow, Arizona. Apache County, Highway 61, June 30th, mid Summer, zone 6b, elevation 6300 ft.
On Mar 2, 2005, saya from Heerlen, Netherlands (Zone 8b) wrote:
This is a lovely gardenplant and seldom seen overhere in Netherlands. It's droughtresistant, likes sun and has a very long bloomingperiod...looking nice in all stages... even with spent flowers. I hope it 's a perennial overhere.
If not...I 'm sure I 'll sow it again.
On Oct 11, 2004, tcfromky from Mercer, PA (Zone 5a) wrote:
This plant is adapted to a wide variety of soils but prefers soils which are well drained. It is drought hardy.
American Indians used the leaves and stems to make a tea to treat a variety of ailments,two of which were stomachaches and headaches. The Cheyennes used a solution made by boiling the leaves and stems to treat rattlesnake bites and relieve poison ivy, also.
On Sep 6, 2004, melody from Benton, KY (Zone 7a) wrote:
A great little wildflower that seems to always put in an apperance along the roadways and medians.
It re-seeds and returns like clockwork and you can always count on it to perform. There are few pests that find it attractive, so it always looks nice.
very durable perennial. original plants are 13 years old now (from seed) and continue to perform like clockwork. I have two colors, a solid yellow and a rust/yellow mix. I think they are both columnifera based on the foliage although I am not certain. blooms all summer long. mixes very well with miscanthus and hemerocallis
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Auburn, Alabama Concho, Arizona Maricopa, Arizona Phoenix, Arizona Bigelow, Arkansas Morrilton, Arkansas Anderson, California Hesperia, California Merced, California Sacramento, California Montrose, Colorado Pueblo, Colorado High Springs, Florida Inverness, Florida Jacksonville, Florida Pompano Beach, Florida Sarasota, Florida Tallahassee, Florida Atlanta, Georgia Suwanee, Georgia Boise, Idaho Itasca, Illinois Joliet, Illinois Olive Branch, Illinois Palmyra, Illinois Delphi, Indiana Indianola, Iowa Derby, Kansas Benton, Kentucky Ewing, Kentucky Louisville, Kentucky Taylorsville, Kentucky Bossier City, Louisiana Zachary, Louisiana Ferrysburg, Michigan Mason, Michigan Anoka, Minnesota Mathiston, Mississippi Henderson, Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada Manchester, New Hampshire Albuquerque, New Mexico Mesquite, New Mexico Roswell, New Mexico Clifton Park, New York Garner, North Carolina Belfield, North Dakota Cincinnati, Ohio Glouster, Ohio Haviland, Ohio Lynchburg, Ohio Sayre, Pennsylvania Columbia, South Carolina Hixson, Tennessee Arlington, Texas Boerne, Texas Buffalo, Texas Bulverde, Texas Denison, Texas Desoto, Texas Frisco, Texas Garland, Texas Haltom City, Texas Hemphill, Texas Kerrville, Texas Millsap, Texas Princeton, Texas San Antonio, Texas (2 reports) Spicewood, Texas Spring Branch, Texas Ogden, Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Kalama, Washington Spokane, Washington Vancouver, Washington Morgantown, West Virginia Milwaukee, Wisconsin Casper, Wyoming