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WW: Eastern Purple Coneflowers

Purple Coneflowers Photo
"First, April, she with mellow showers
Opens the way for early flowers;
Then after her comes smiling May,
In a more rich and sweet array;
Next enters June, and brings us more
Gems than those two that went before;
Then, lastly, July comes, and she
More wealth brings in than all those three."
 - The Succession of the Four Months by Robert Herrick

Despite finding similar photos that identified these pretty flowers as pink black-eyed susans, I kept digging to discover that they're purple coneflowers in the Echinacea genus of the daisy family.

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  1. UnknownJuly 15, 2014 at 2:35 PM

    Such a pretty flower - love the colors!
    Happy Wordless Wednesday! :)

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  2. HilaryJuly 15, 2014 at 3:29 PM

    Gorgeous flower!

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  3. stevebethereJuly 15, 2014 at 3:44 PM

    That is beautiful & the colours

    Have a bloomintastic week ;-)

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  4. FaytheJuly 15, 2014 at 3:59 PM

    yup! my coneflowers are just coming to a head. I have mostly purple and one lighter pink. Lots of regular white daisies tho! thanks for sharing your beauty :)
    Faythe @GrammyMouseTails

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  5. Cascia TalbertJuly 15, 2014 at 4:34 PM

    Purple Coneflowers are so beautiful! Have a terrific day.

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  6. Mystery CaseJuly 15, 2014 at 4:41 PM

    What an amazing flower!

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  7. An Apel a DayJuly 15, 2014 at 5:02 PM

    Such a pretty purple flower!

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  8. Dee Dee July 15, 2014 at 7:33 PM

    Aren't they just a happy flower? Opening up to absorb the sun? :) Happy WW!

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  9. Dominique GohJuly 15, 2014 at 11:57 PM

    Interesting purple flower.. the "core" of the flower is such a drastically different color.

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  10. HeatherJuly 16, 2014 at 1:41 AM

    Pretty! I have coneflowers as well this week. ☺

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  11. Jutta.K.July 16, 2014 at 2:41 AM

    What an interesting bloom !

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  12. AnonymousJuly 16, 2014 at 5:37 AM

    So pretty! #WW

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  13. Cathy KennedyJuly 16, 2014 at 10:17 AM

    I saw some of these this past Saturday. They were past their peak and weren't nearly as pretty as yours, but nonetheless they were still nice to see. Great job!

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  14. Almost PreciousJuly 16, 2014 at 10:32 AM

    It's a lovely flower and your photo of it is amazing.

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  15. katiecupcakesJuly 16, 2014 at 11:24 AM

    I always look forward to your flower pics! What a pretty one!

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  16. 2justByouJuly 16, 2014 at 12:48 PM

    I've never seen one of these before. It's pretty!

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  17. Erika PriceJuly 16, 2014 at 2:13 PM

    Stunning flower photo! Happy WW :)

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  18. Memories for LifeJuly 16, 2014 at 3:16 PM

    I love how they look almost upside down :)

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  19. NataliaJuly 16, 2014 at 4:42 PM

    Love it! They would look great in my garden!

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  20. Kate @ MGRJuly 16, 2014 at 5:24 PM

    Thanks for hosting!

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  21. AnonymousJuly 16, 2014 at 8:26 PM

    What a beautiful flower, and the shot came out very nice !!!
    Have a lovely week!

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  22. LA BotcharJuly 16, 2014 at 11:10 PM

    One of my faves and definitely growing (purple) in my own garden. beautiful shot.

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  23. byTheArtBugJuly 17, 2014 at 8:00 AM

    lovely photo!

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  24. UnknownJuly 21, 2014 at 11:10 PM

    Hi, and thank you for sharing at Wordless Wednesday (on Tuesday) at In Him We Live and Move and Have Our Being. I wanted to let you know that I’m transitioning to a new site – http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com – which will have a photography focus. Currently there are two pages. One is where I will host Wordless Wednesday (on Tuesday) each week at midnight on Tuesday, Eastern Standard Time. The second is a place for you to link up your main blog url if you host a weekly Wordless linkup. Eventually I hope to include some photography how-to’s and resources. If you have any suggestions of content you’d be interested in, please email me at image.in.ing at gmail dot com.

    Thanks, and I hope to see you there!

    Sue

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  25. Cascia TalbertJuly 22, 2014 at 11:11 PM

    I love Purple Coneflowers. They are native to my home state of Wisconsin. Have a terrific night!

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