Ratibida Red Midge

The plant ratibida (Ratibida), also called lepakhis, belongs to the tribe Sunflower of the Asteraceae family. Representatives of this genus are popularly called “prairie echinacea”. Most often, gardeners cultivate only the columnar "Mexican hat" or "sombrero" type of ratibide. This plant comes from the territory of Central and North America. They began to cultivate it since the beginning of the 19th century.