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My favorite wildflower, the purple coneflower or echinacea, is a medicinal plant whose flowers can be used to make immune-system-boosting tea. The genus name of the flower comes from the Greek word echino which means hedgehog and refers to its spiny cone. As we approach our first freeze of the season and the cone flowers […]
Roughly nine months out of the year, there are beautiful wildflowers in bloom here Somewhere-in-the-Middle-of-the-USA. The purple coneflower may be my favorite of them all. Here is a shot of one in bloom in my backyard garden. You Might Also Enjoy: Butterfly on a Coneflower Purple Coneflower Wordless Wednesday: How Shutterbug Sage Works in the […]
My youngest daughter would have loved Franklin Children’s Garden on Toronto Island. A fan of the children’s cartoon, she would have loved the flower and vegetable gardens, Turtle Pond, and more. Me, I loved seeing all of the butterflies on the coneflowers. It took a few attempts, but thankfully I managed to capture this one. You […]
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