Apr 13, 2023 · The Mexican hat flower (Ratibida columnifera) or prairie coneflower is a pretty, ornamental wildflower species with drooping mahogany-red blooms that are tinged with yellow on the edges and long, prominent cylindrical disks in the center. Mexican hat flower is drought-tolerant, grows best in hot and dry regions, requires full sun, and neutral ...

Ratibida columnifera (Mexican Hat Plant) is an upright, clump-forming perennial boasting profuse, golden yellow or vibrant rust-red daisies with 3-7 drooping rays surrounding a long and prominent central disk – resembling a sombrero with a drooping brim.

The colorful flower heads, resembling the traditional broad-brimmed, high-centered hat worn during Mexican fiestas, often bloom by the thousands. Green Prairie Coneflower (R. tagetes) has a spherical or oblong central disc and leaves closer to the flower head.

Jun 12, 2022 · Mexican hat, referred to in scientific circles as Ratibida columnifera, is a type of prairie coneflower known for its conspicuous blooms. The one- to two-inch flowers have droopy yellow, yellow and red, or reddish brown petals.

Besides its drought tolerance, Mexican Red Hat has many qualities to recommend it in a low-maintenance xeriscape garden: it is deer resistant, easy to grow from seed, fast growing, tolerates a wide range of soil types, and withstands competition.

Oct 14, 2024 · Red-brown Mexican hat perennials thrive in full sun. However, they will tolerate light shade. They make a great option for sunny borders in your cottage gardens. Given six to eight hours of sunlight per day, this truly colorful coneflower variety will flower profusely.

Oct 21, 2022 · The Mexican hat is a popular, bright, and cheerful wildflower that sports bright red and yellow petals beneath a showy tall center cone. The Mexican hat perennial is native to the western Great Plains, and thrives in hot, arid conditions.

Jun 21, 2023 · Mexican Hat plants bloom from mid-summer to fall, producing beautiful yellow and red flowers that resemble little sombreros. You can deadhead the flowers to encourage more blooms and prolong the blooming season.

A colorful addition to natural looking, easy-care borders. The drooping, deep red, gold-trimmed petals and columnar center have the effect of a Mexican sombrero. A native to the Midwestern United States, perfectly at home in dry land prairie meadows, and …

This perennial is named for its sombrero shape flowers that are usually dark red, sometimes with yellow or yellow edges. Also called Prairie Coneflower. Produces numerous flower stalks 1-2' high above lacy foliage. Blooms throughout summer. Drought tolerant. Native throughout much of the U.S. and Canada at elevations of 4000 to 7500 feet.