Red Mexican Hat
Description
Growing to only 15' instead of the 3-4 feet, ‘Red Midget’ is a dwarf variety of Ratibida that is about half the size of the native.
Ratibida columnifera (Mexican hat, Prairie coneflower, Long-head coneflower)
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Family:
Mexican Hat
Family:
Asteraceae (or Compositae)
Description:
Mexican Hat, native to western North America, is a summer-blooming, drought-tolerant, full sun, poor soil, naturalizing perennial that is deserving of wider usage.
Redspike Mexican Hat [English]: Ratibida columnifera
Redspine Barrel Cactus [English]: Ferocactus cylindraceus var. lecontei
Redspine Fishhook Cactus [English]: Sclerocactus erectocentrus ...
Common names: Devil's backbone, Mexican hat plant. It is an erect, unbranched 2-3 ft succulent with triangular leaves. These leaves are held stiffly at an angle to the stem with the serrated edges curled inwards. At these edges tiny plantlets develop.
100 (140)cm, Upright Prairie Coneflower, Long-headed Coneflower, or Mexican Hat makes unusual flowers with golden petals surrounding an elongated, pale brownish central disk.
Species and varieties
Lepachys columnifera synonym of Ratibida columnifera (Mexican Hat, Upright Prairie Coneflower)
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You'll find these succulents for sale by many names: Mother of Thousands, Devil's Backbone, Alligator Plant and Mexican Hat Plant.
Look for the botanical name Kalanchoe daigremontiana to be sure you're getting this plant.
Kalanchoe crenato-daigremontiana
Family: Crassulaceae
Mother of Thousands, Mother of Millions, Devils Backbone, Mexican Hat Plant ...
Attractive flowers to add to your midgrass meadow include gaillardia (Gaillardia aristata), Lewis' flax (Linum perenne var. lewisii) and Mexican hat coneflower (Ratibida columnifera).
 See also: Ratibida columnifera, Pink, Coneflower, Green, Prairie Coneflower
  
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