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Echinacea purpurea is an herbaceous perennial up to 120 cm (47 in) tall by 25 cm (10 in) wide at maturity. Depending on the climate, it blooms throughout summer into autumn. Its cone-shaped flowering heads are usually, but not always, purple in the wild.
Like all members of the sunflower family, the flowering structure is a composite inflorescence, with rose-colored (rarely yellow or white) florets arranged in a prominent, somewhat cone-shaped head – "cone-shaped" because the petals of the outer ray florets tend to point downward (are reflexed) once the flower head opens, thus forming a cone ...
These plants often parasitize alders but they are found on many other plants. Groundcones often look at first glance like pine cones lying on the ground, especially when they are brown in color. They may also be shades of yellow, red, and purple. Each plant may be a few inches tall, and pine-cone-shaped or cylindrical.
Echinacea simulata, commonly called wavy leaf purple coneflower, [2] glade coneflower, [3] or prairie purple coneflower, [4] is a species of perennial flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. [5] It is native to the east-central states of the United States. Its natural habitat is dry, calcareous, open areas such as barrens and woodlands.
Echinacea tennesseensis is a rare species, found in fewer than 10 locations in Davidson, Wilson, and Rutherford Counties. Flowering plants in cultivation It has been hypothesized that an ancestral Echinacea species spread into middle Tennessee during the hypsithermal period following the last ice age , when conditions were drier and prairies ...
In fact, it looks so much like a ready-made mini bouquet, that's where the flower gets its name. Mostly cream with just a whisper of lime and coral, a blushing bride is both a neutral and unique ...
4. Yarrow. ChristopherBernard/Getty Images. Yarrow is tough perennial that doesn’t mind hot, dry locations in your garden and doesn’t like soggy soil. These flowers attract pollinators and ...
Viola sororia is a short-stemmed, herbaceous perennial plant that grows in well-drained and shady habitats. [5] This 15–25 centimeters (6–10 in) wide violet has glossy, heart-shaped leaves and are topped with purple flowers with white throats. The lower three petals are hairy and the stem of the flower droops slightly. [7]