Upright prairie coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) is a native perennial for suitable Prairie grassland gardens in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Distinctive upright cones and drooping petals add summer colour. Flower colour can vary with the seed lot; artwork is illustrative.
When to plant: spring after the soil warms, or fall while the soil is workable. No cold stratification is specified for the proposed Northern Wildflowers seed; confirm the final lot.
Leave the seed bombs outdoors after planting. Do not soak them in a container or refrigerate damp bombs or the carton. Emergence can be uneven, and perennial plants may need more than one growing season to flower.
Choose a sunny, well-drained site with dry to medium moisture and exposed, prepared soil. Water seedlings during establishment and control competing vegetation. Established plants tolerate dry conditions. Native perennials may need more than one growing season to flower fully. Regional fit is habitat-specific, not a recommendation for every part of these provinces.
100% regionally native seed species, with no nonnative filler seed. Use straight-species Ratibida columnifera, not a different coneflower species or ornamental cultivar. Supplier location does not establish local seed provenance.
Upright prairie coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) is a native perennial for suitable Prairie grassland gardens in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Distinctive upright cones and drooping petals add summer colour. Flower colour can vary with the seed lot; artwork is illustrative.
When to plant: spring after the soil warms, or fall while the soil is workable. No cold stratification is specified for the proposed Northern Wildflowers seed; confirm the final lot.
Leave the seed bombs outdoors after planting. Do not soak them in a container or refrigerate damp bombs or the carton. Emergence can be uneven, and perennial plants may need more than one growing season to flower.
Choose a sunny, well-drained site with dry to medium moisture and exposed, prepared soil. Water seedlings during establishment and control competing vegetation. Established plants tolerate dry conditions. Native perennials may need more than one growing season to flower fully. Regional fit is habitat-specific, not a recommendation for every part of these provinces.
100% regionally native seed species, with no nonnative filler seed. Use straight-species Ratibida columnifera, not a different coneflower species or ornamental cultivar. Supplier location does not establish local seed provenance.
