If you are looking for golden blooms all summer long, Ratibida pinnata (Yellow Coneflower) will not disappoint you. Tall, this slender Coneflower features showy daisy blossoms with drooping, golden-yellow rays, 3 in. long (7 cm), surrounding a prominent, roundish to ellipsoid, gray central disk that turns brown as it matures. When bruised, the disk exudes a scent reminiscent of anise. This beautiful ensemble rises atop stiff, upright, hairy stems and a healthy foliage of pinnately divided, coarse leaves.

• Blooming profusely from early summer to early fall, this Coneflower provides weeks of eye-catching color. Its attractive seedheads further extend its season of interest and will be visited in the fall and winter by birds that feed on the seeds.
• Growing in upright clumps, up to 3-5 ft. tall (90-150 cm) and spreading up to 18-24 in. (45-60 cm), this Coneflower makes excellent cut flowers. Its tall stems may require support.
• Easy to grow, trouble-free and low care, it performs best in full sun or part shade in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils. It is tolerant of a wide range of soils, including sandy soils, clay soils, calcareous soils, poor soils or dry soils. Some salt tolerance too!
• Drought tolerant, once established, it attracts butterflies and deer ignore it!
• Great at the back of sunny borders, in prairies or meadows, in cottage gardens. Good for erosion control. Best massed!
• Native to the central and eastern United States and Ontario in Canada