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Location
May not be native
Use Location
Type
Annuals/Per.
This perennial herb is also known as Grayhead Coneflower, Pinnate Prairie Coneflower, and Yellow Coneflower. Its slender, hairy stems grow 3 to 5 feet tall, and are topped with bright yellow flowers with drooping petals and a grayish-brown central disk. This plant grows in full sun to partial shade, and in a wide variety of dry to moist soils, including sandy, clay, and calcareous soils.
May Attract
Gray-Head Mexican-Hat is thought to attract these families of birds
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird at a butterflyweed. Photo: Dave Maslowski
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