coneflowers

Spiky-centered garden blooms

Coneflowers are North American wildflowers with prominent raised centers surrounded by drooping petals, resembling a cone.

The purple coneflower (Echinacea) is widely cultivated in gardens and used in herbal remedies.

Black-eyed Susans are also coneflowers.

The coneflowers are blooming along the highway.

botany

perennial

Recurring each year

seedhead · bloom · ray florets · composite · cultivar · hybrid · genus · species

prairie

meadow

Grassy field for grazing

native · habitat · wildlife · nectar · conservation · grassland · wildflower · North American · restoration · naturalized

garden

perennial

Recurring each year

blooming · ornamental · mulch · soil · pruning · border · flowerbed · deadheading · drought-tolerant · specimen

color

purple

Hue between crimson and azure

orange · red · magenta · golden · bicolor · vibrant · sunset · ruby

medicinal

remedy

Curative treatment or fix

wellness · holistic · anti-inflammatory · naturopathy · therapeutic · cold remedy · immune booster · supplement · extract · tea

Categories
Opposites
flower morphology

coneflowerszinnias

Annual garden flowers

sunflowers · asters · cosmos · dahlias · marigolds

Phrases
Family

coneflower

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G