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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

1.3 Origin

Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Texas, Canada, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Elderberry
0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Prairies, Rocky areas, rocky outcrops

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-10
Bamboo
0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
Cyclamen
0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
Evening Primrose
0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Purple, Burgundy, Light Green, Brown

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Subulate

2.4 Thorns

14% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

28% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

35% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

19% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

40% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

12% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

14% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

11% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

5.4 Showy Foliage

53% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

5.5 Showy Bark

15% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

4% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

5.9 Invasive

6% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

5.10 Self-Sowing

48% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Rhinitis

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

63% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Analgesic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Used in making tea

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

31% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

RATIBIDA columnifera

7.2 Common Name

Mexican Hat

7.2.1 In Hindi

Mexican Hat

7.2.2 In German

Mexican Hat

7.2.3 In French

Mexican Hat

7.2.4 In Spanish

mexican Hat

7.2.5 In Greek

Mexican Hat

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mexican Hat

7.2.7 In Polish

Mexican Hat

7.2.8 In Latin

Mexicanus Hat

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Ratibida

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Calla Lily
1 27800

Properties of Mexican Hat

Want to know the properties of Mexican Hat? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Mexican Hat is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Rhinitis. Mexican Hat Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: Analgesic

  • Part of plant used: Flowers

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Mexican Hat Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Mexican Hat. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Mexican Hat physical information is as follows: 30.00 cm tall and 30.50 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Subulate. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: Yellow, Purple, Burgundy, Light Green and Brown
  • Leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Mexican Hat

Taking Mexican Hat Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Mexican Hat include pruning, which should be done Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Mexican Hat

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Mexican Hat is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Mexican Hat is a very important plant from Perennial Flowers. There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Not Available. This plant's habitat is Dry areas, Prairies, Rocky areas and rocky outcrops and it comes in the hardiness zone 3-10. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.