Wednesday, October 23, 2013

coneflower


 Echinacea (coneflower)  The name is derived from the Greek word echino meaning sea urchin, which the central petals resemble.
There are still a few blooms in my garden even though cool weather is beginning to come on strongly.



Wordless Wednesday--where I linked up: 




The Art and Tree Chatter of Aquariann
  





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9 comments:

  1. Gorgeous!
    I winter I take Echinacea supplements to fight off colds :)

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  2. GORGEOUS!! Love the color! Great shot.

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  3. Beautiful! I never knew the origin of the name though. That makes me like them even more.

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  4. Oh, wow! Beautiful photo. I know about echinacea and what it looks like, but I never knew it was also called coneflower and had never actually stopped to think about its name. Thanks!

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  5. Beautiful color and such a great full flower!

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  6. Never seen one this color! Beautiful

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