Echinacea purpurea
(ek-in-AY-shee-uh pur-PUR-ee-uh)

We are just back from Maine and I saw some wonderful flowers up there. I didn’t have time to process them, so I am posting this picture of Purple and White Coneflowers that I took last week. It is a classic combination that you don’t see all that often. The White Coneflowers can be very dramatic on their own. These are planted next to a ‘Tardiva’ Hydrangea, and all three plants are happily blooming together.