Yellow Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)

$5.00

Yellow Coneflower aka Gray-Headed Coneflower, attracts many kinds of bees! It is the host plant for the specialist bees Andrena rudbeckiae, Andrena runcinatae, Pseudopanurgus albitarsis, Melissodes agilis, M. boltoniae, M. coreopsis, M. illatus, M. trinodis, M. wheeleri, Svastra petulca, Colletes rufocinctus (Holm, 2014) (Johnson and Colla, 2023)(Holm, 2014). It is also highly rated for attracting beneficial Insects (predators and parasitoids) (Holm, 2014).

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Yellow Coneflower aka Gray-Headed Coneflower, attracts many kinds of bees! It is the host plant for the specialist bees Andrena rudbeckiae, Andrena runcinatae, Pseudopanurgus albitarsis, Melissodes agilis, M. boltoniae, M. coreopsis, M. illatus, M. trinodis, M. wheeleri, Svastra petulca, Colletes rufocinctus (Holm, 2014) (Johnson and Colla, 2023)(Holm, 2014). It is also highly rated for attracting beneficial Insects (predators and parasitoids) (Holm, 2014).

Photo credit: Joshua Mayer

Life Cycle: Perennial

Sun Exposure: Full-Partial

Soil Moisture: Medium-Medium/dry

Height: 5 feet

Plant Spacing: 1.5-2 feet

Bloom Time: July-September

Bloom Color: Yellow

Advantages: Pollinator Favorite, Bird Favorite, Deer Resistant, Rain Garden, Great Landscape Plant

Host Plant: 1-2 butterflies and moths in our area (nwf.org)(Holm, 2014)

Specialist Bee: Andrena rudbeckiae, Andrena runcinatae, Pseudopanurgus albitarsis, Melissodes agilis, M. boltoniae, M. coreopsis, M. illatus, M. trinodis, M. wheeleri, Svastra petulca, Colletes rufocinctus (Holm, 2014) (Johnson and Colla, 2023)

Complementary Plants: Blazing star, False sunflower, Bee balm, Ironweed, Horsemint, Big bluestem, Indian grass

Resource: Johnson, Lorraine, and Sheila Colla. A Northern Gardener’s Guide to Native Plants and Pollinators: Creating Habitat in the Northeast, Great Lakes, and Upper Midwest. Island Press, 2023

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