http://www.durgan.org/URL/?PATUX 14 July 2010 Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
This perennial Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) was planted in the garden five years ago, from a pot purchased from a nursery. It enlarges each year and the blooms last most of the Summer. It is one of my favorite flowers. The flowers look like rockets in flight.