Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

"Echinacea purpurea" is a species of flowering plant in the genus "Echinacea" of the family Asteraceae. Its cone-shaped flowering heads are usually, but not always, purple in the wild. It is native to eastern North America and present to some extent in the wild in much of the eastern, southeastern and midwest United States.
Echinacea purpurea These flowers were a unique pinkish color. I assume they were Echinacea purpurea, maybe just a variety that I'm not familiar with. Habitat: Rural garden https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84922/echinacea_purpurea.html Echinacea,Echinacea purpurea,Geotagged,Summer,United States,coneflower

Appearance

This herbaceous perennial is 120 cm tall by 25 cm wide at maturity. Depending on the climate, it blooms throughout spring to late summer. Its individual flowers within the flower head are hermaphroditic, having both male and female organs on each flower. It is pollinated by butterflies and bees. Its habitats include dry open woods, prairies and barrens, as well as cultivated beds. Although the plant prefers loamy or sandy, well-drained soils, it is little affected by the soil's pH.
Coneflower - Echinacea purpurea Purple showy heads of composite flowers on the ends of long stems. Experimental studies show that extracts of echinacea have significant immune system stimulating activity. It may reduce the duration and severity of cold and flu symptoms. It works by enhancing the particle digestion capacity of white blood cells, which then increases their ability to attack foreign particles, such as cold and flu viruses. https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71937/coneflower_-_echinacea_purpurea.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58039/coneflower.html Echinacea,Echinacea purpurea,Geotagged,Summer,United States,coneflower

Predators

Slugs eat this plant.

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