Purple Cone Flower

A beauty!!! Wish mine looked as good as yours, Paul!

Thanks Kate. They've gotten ginormous over the summer. The fancy hybrid ones I bought from the garden center fizzled out in 1 year. I'm quite happy with these.

I'm not surprised, I'd be very happy too! Hoping mine bloom like this next year 🤞

Really nice flower. It's a bit like an Echinacea.

I hope to see it Kate. Linda, this is Echinacea - it goes by a couple names. It does make a yummy cup of tea. I add a couple mint leaves as well.

I've learnt something there Paul. I didn't know you could make tea with it. Do you use the petals?

I only use the new leaves near the top of the plant.