Summer Cone Flowers
by Kay Novy
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Summer Cone Flowers
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Kay Novy
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Photograph - Photography Enhanced
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Coneflower, any of three genera of weedy plants in the family Asteraceae, all native to North America. Some species in each genus have reflexed ray flowers. Purple-flowered perennials of the genus Echinacea, especially E. angustifolia and E. purpurea, often are cultivated as border plants. They have strong-smelling black roots, hairy stems, and basal leaves on long leafstalks.
Prairie coneflower (Ratibida columnaris) and R. pinnata are grown in wildflower gardens. The third genus, Rudbeckia, has about 25 annual, biennial, and perennial species with simple or segmented leaves, yellow ray flowers, and brown or black disk flowers. Black-eyed Susan (R. hirta), thimble-flower (R. bicolor), and coneflower (R. laciniata) are grown as border plants.
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June 1st, 2019
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