Growth Form
Habitat Type
Flower Red
Flower Yellow

Mexican Hat


(Ratibida columnifera)

Mexican Hat is a mid-size, erect, perennial forb found frequent on clay, heavier loams, or caliche soils in the Rio Grande Plains and Coastal Prairies.  The leaves are good forage for white-tailed deer and cattle.  The seeds are consumed by Rio Grande turkeys.

 

Germination

Seeding Rate

Seeds/pound

Planting Depth

Seed Maturity