It would probably be purple coneflowers, echinacea purpurea, otherwise known as the hedgehog coneflower.
It comes in brilliant colours, but I adore its basic form. It’s perennial, so I get to enjoy it year after year. The flowers are long-lasting and upstanding. Plus, it’s loved by pollinators.
It obviously tastes delicious!
It can be a bit prickly on the feet though!
Well, why do you think it got that common name?
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Go h-álainn! I grew this from seed. Just one plant but I’ll try more soon.
It always starts with just one! 😉
Gorgeous! That last image is great! 😃 Just one? Hmmm, I really couldn’t choose. But I do love Echinacea.
Well, I must admit to wondering about the ranking for rudbeckias and sunflowers, which I adore as well! Echinaceas always stop me in my tracks though.
It’s always fun finding our natives, but there’s no question the garden varieties are beautiful — and attractive to the pollinators.The Red Admiral is one of my favorites, too — but that last photo! I want that one for my garden! I’m still laughing.
By the way… I’ve never heard it called ‘hedgehog coneflower,’ but of course we don’t have hedgehogs anywhere in our country, except for pets imported from yours.
Thanks! Sometimes I can’t resist merging photos, which is how my ‘Decoupage and doodles’ page came to be.
I do love my patch of coneflowers, always a hive of activity. I often will just stand there to watch it all, very therapeutic!
Yes it is! I do the same thing with poppies too.
One of my absolute favorite perennials! Mine are mostly done for the spring, but there will be another bloom-up in October, or so. I’ve never heard them called hedgehog coneflowers, but like shoreacres, I’m from Texas and we’re sorely lacking in hedgehogs. Love your photos, especially that last one!
Thanks Tina. I see that there are no hedgehogs native to the US 😦 . Shame, but at least you have coneflowers twice a year!
When I ran across this post in my reader, my eyes were drawn to the beautiful sea of purple. Awesome! I love coneflowers too!
They really do catch the eye don’t they?! 🙂