Echinacea
by Cheryl McClure
Title
Echinacea
Artist
Cheryl McClure
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Growing in my garden are various plants including Echinacea. I just love the color of this coneflower with the pink petals and orange cone.
Echinacea is a genus, or group of herbaceous flowering plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae. The nine species it contains are commonly called coneflowers. They are endemic to eastern and central North America, where they are found growing in moist to dry prairies and open wooded areas. They have large, showy heads of composite flowers, blooming from early to late summer. The generic name is derived from the Greek word echino, meaning "sea urchin," due to the spiny central disk. Some species are used in herbal medicines and some are cultivated in gardens for their showy flowers. A few species are of conservation concern.
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October 2nd, 2014
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