The coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) is in our back garden near the back fence. In the late afternoon, backlit by the sun it’s quite lovely. The bees, particularly carpenter and bumble bees, seem to really like the coneflowers. We (and by we I mostly mean Cathy) did a lot of work in this part of the garden this summer. It had become quite overgrown with mugwort and goldenrod among the monarda, asclepias, and irises. It’s basically ready for new plants now, so it isn’t finished, but it’s so much better than it was.
Daily Archives: August 4, 2020
Backlit Coneflower
Categories: Flowers and Plants
Tags: Coneflower, Echinacea, Echinacea purpurea, Hardy Perennial, Native Plants
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