Ratibida columnifera f. pulcherrima 'Red Midget'
Prairie coneflower 'Red Midget', Ratibida columnifera 'Red Midget', Most beautiful upright prairie coneflower 'Red Midget', Mexican hat plant 'Red Midget', Mexican hat 'Red Midget'
Ratibida Ratibida
'Red Midget' _ 'Red Midget' is a compact, erect perennial, sometimes grown as an annual or biennial, with pinnate, hairy, grey-green leaves divided into linear, sometimes pinnate lobes and slender, branching stems bearing daisy-like, dark red flowers with reflexed petals and, erect, cylindrical, pale green central discs turning reddish-brown with maturity.
Ratibida columnifera f. pulcherrima 'Red Midget' is: Deciduous
Branching, Compact, Erect
Red in Summer; Red in Autumn
Grey-green in Spring; Grey-green in Summer; Grey-green in Autumn
Generally pest-free.
Deadhead regularly. To encourage a second bloom, cut back when flowering diminishes significantly.
Divide in spring when plants are still young.
Seed, Division
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Ratibida columnifera f. pulcherrima 'Red Midget' (Prairie coneflower 'Red Midget') will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Low Maintenance, Prairie planting
Grow in moderately fertile, dry, well-drained, preferably neutral to alkaline soil in full sun. Drought tolerant once established. Mulch in autumn.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Ratibida columnifera f. pulcherrima 'Red Midget'
Prairie coneflower 'Red Midget', Ratibida columnifera 'Red Midget', Most beautiful upright prairie coneflower 'Red Midget', Mexican hat plant 'Red Midget', Mexican hat 'Red Midget'
Ratibida Ratibida
'Red Midget' _ 'Red Midget' is a compact, erect perennial, sometimes grown as an annual or biennial, with pinnate, hairy, grey-green leaves divided into linear, sometimes pinnate lobes and slender, branching stems bearing daisy-like, dark red flowers with reflexed petals and, erect, cylindrical, pale green central discs turning reddish-brown with maturity.
Garden origin
Deciduous
Branching, Compact, Erect
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Red in Summer; Red in Autumn
Grey-green in Spring; Grey-green in Summer; Grey-green in Autumn
Generally pest-free.
Deadhead regularly. To encourage a second bloom, cut back when flowering diminishes significantly.
Divide in spring when plants are still young.
Seed, Division
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Ratibida columnifera f. pulcherrima 'Red Midget' (Prairie coneflower 'Red Midget') will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Low Maintenance, Prairie planting
Grow in moderately fertile, dry, well-drained, preferably neutral to alkaline soil in full sun. Drought tolerant once established. Mulch in autumn.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 3
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