Yellow Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)

Species Spotlight

Transverse Flower Fly: Transverse Flower Fly pollinating Yellow Coneflower

Dates Photographed by Month

June
6/27/24

July
7/1/21
7/2/21
7/5/22
7/14/21
7/15/20
7/16/22
7/17/23
7/19/20
7/21/23
7/25/23
7/27/24
7/28/23

Aug.
8/7/20

Photographed With These Species

Bees, Wasps, and Flies

Great Golden Digger [View Associated Images]
Transverse Flower Fly [View Associated Images]

Birds

American Goldfinch [View Associated Images]
Baltimore Oriole [View Associated Images]
Red-winged Blackbird [View Associated Images]

Forbs

Blue Vervain [View Associated Images]
Daisy Fleabane [View Associated Images]
Joe Pye Weed [View Associated Images]
Prairie Blazing Star [View Associated Images]
Purple Coneflower [View Associated Images]
Queen of the Prairie [View Associated Images]
Wild Bergamot [View Associated Images]

Shoot and Bloom Dates

Year	First Shoot Date	First Bloom Date	Last Bloom Date
2024		6/22
2023	4/12	7/3	8/27

Plant Info

Bloom Color: ■
Light: Part Shade to Full Sun
Moisture: Somewhat Dry to Medium
Height: 3'-5'
Spacing: 1.5'-2'

Posts Featuring Yellow Coneflower

Yellow Coneflower Image Gallery

Immature Baltimore Orioles

In the Rain Garden

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 27, 2024, 7:04 p.m.

Yellow Coneflower

In the Back Yard Gardens

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: June 27, 2024, 3:07 p.m.

Red-winged Blackbird

In the rain garden

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 25, 2023, 10:17 a.m.

Yellow Coneflower

Blooming in the backyard gardens

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.

Yellow Coneflower

Blooming at Crabtree Nature Center

Location: Crabtree Nature Center
Shot Date: July 21, 2023, 3:21 p.m.

Rain Garden

Queen of the Prairie, Yellow Coneflower, and Purple Coneflower

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 17, 2023, 5:23 p.m.

Rain Garden

Yellow Coneflower, Blue Vervain, Wild Bergamot, Purple Coneflower, and Joe Pye

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 17, 2023, 5:24 p.m.

Rain Garden

Yellow Coneflower, Blue Vervain, Purple Coneflower, Wild Bergamot, Joe Pye, Prairie Blazingstar, and Queen of the Prairie

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 17, 2023, 5:24 p.m.

Rain Garden

Purple Coneflower, Yellow Coneflower, Wild Bergamot, and Joe Pye

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 17, 2023, 5:24 p.m.

Rain Garden

Purple Coneflower, Queen of the Prairie, Yellow Coneflower, Joe Pye, and Blue Vervain

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 17, 2023, 5:26 p.m.

Rain Garden

Purple Coneflower, Yellow Coneflower, Joe Pye Weed, Wild Bergamot, Common Elderberry

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 17, 2023, 5:27 p.m.

Rain Garden

Yellow Coneflower, Queen of the Prairie, Wild Bergamot, Joe Pye, Purple Coneflower, and Blue Vervain

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 17, 2023, 5:27 p.m.

Rain Garden

Queen of the Prairie, Yellow Coneflower, Purple Coneflower, Joe Pye, and Blue Vervain

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 17, 2023, 5:29 p.m.

Rain Garden

Purple Coneflower, Yellow Coneflower, Blue Vervain, Joe Pye, and Queen of the Prairie

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 17, 2023, 5:29 p.m.

Rain Garden

Starting to bloom

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 16, 2022, 3:42 p.m.

Yellow Coneflower

In the backyard gardens

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 5, 2022, 2:30 p.m.

Great Golden Digger

Visiting Yellow Coneflower in the Backyard Gardens

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 14, 2021, 3:19 p.m.

Yellow Coneflower

Blooming in the backyard garden, with bee pollinator, maybe Megachile?

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 1, 2021, 2:45 p.m.