Is Upright Prairie Coneflower deer resistant?
Ratibida columnifera
Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
Not listed by Rutgers NJAES. Rated deer-resistant by El Paso County CSU Extension, whose list is a single category, mapped conservatively to Seldom Severely Damaged.
About Upright Prairie Coneflower
Sombrero flowers: a tall brown cone with a few ray petals hanging off it in yellow, red, or both on the same plant, held up on wiry, nearly leafless stalks. The foliage carries a strong odour that puts deer off the plant, though they will still take the flowers. Drought is not what gets it. Heavy clay is. It is intolerant of heavy clay soils and wants clay loam to sandy loam with real drainage underneath; sat wet through the winter it simply goes. It also grows aggressively and will push out weaker neighbours, so keep it well away from anything slow or precious. Grow it from seed and be patient about the first year. The seed needs no treatment, but nine weeks at 40 degrees improves it, which an autumn sowing does for you. Plants raised from seed usually flower in their second season. No fertiliser and next to no irrigation.
Similar to Upright Prairie Coneflower
Other perennials with the same deer rating.
- African LilyAgapanthus sp.Zones 8–11, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- AsparagusAsparagus officinalisZones 2–9Seldom damaged
- AsterAster sp.Zones 3–8, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- AstilbeAstilbe x arendsiiZones 3–8Seldom damaged
- Baby's BreathGypsophila sp.Zones 3–9, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- BastardsageEriogonum wrightiiZones 5–10Seldom damaged
Where Upright Prairie Coneflower grows
Hardy across most of these 51 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvanianative
- New Jerseynative
- New Yorknative
- Connecticutnative
- Massachusettsnative
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigannative
- Wisconsinnative
- Ohionative
- Indiananative
- Illinoisnative
- Minnesotanative
- Missourinative
- North Carolinanative
- Tennesseenative
- Georgianative
- Texasnative
- Coloradonative
- Californianative
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginianative
- Kentucky
- South Carolinanative
- Floridanative
- Alabamanative
- Mississippinative
- Louisiananative
- Arkansasnative
- Oklahomanative
- Kansasnative
- Nebraskanative
- Iowanative
- North Dakotanative
- South Dakotanative
- Montananative
- Wyomingnative
- Idahonative
- Utahnative
- Nevada
- Arizonanative
- New Mexiconative
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
Highlighted states are within its native range according to the USDA PLANTS database, where it is native to 37 US states in total.
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Common questions about Upright Prairie Coneflower
- Is Upright Prairie Coneflower deer resistant?
- Upright Prairie Coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Upright Prairie Coneflower grow in?
- Upright Prairie Coneflower is hardy in USDA zones 4 to 9. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Upright Prairie Coneflower grow in shade?
- No. Upright Prairie Coneflower wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does Upright Prairie Coneflower get?
- Mature height is roughly 36–36 in. Growth rate is moderate.