Even this flower loses its beauty and becomes a head of seeds for the next gernaration. I hope a few seeds find a place in my garden.

I was all ready for a photo of an echinacea and a fire bug decided to do some photo bombing, but I am sure it had a purpose to fulfil.

One by one the flowers are appearing and opening.

I was at the local weekly market this morning and saw this wonderful selection of echinacea in various colours. I only really know it in pink but here there seemed to be a selection of all colours.

It has a few different names, one being a cone flower, but if you stick to the latin one you are always right. When my garden was renewed I lost my echinacea but my gardener planted one for me in my raised bed. It is the first time it has flowered and I watched it developing. there are still 4-5 buds forming on the plant, so what could be better. It is also a favourite of the insects.

If only it was Summer again.

They are so perfect, you just have to like them – seen on a wheelie in the village

FOTD 9th August: Echinacdea

Somehow they always seem to have a petal missing somewhere.

FOTD 7th February 2020: Echinacea

A bee balancing in a precarious position on the echinacea.

FOTD 2nd February 2020: Echinacea

A bee on the echinacea.

FOTD 22nd January 2020: Echinacea