Purple coneflowers are a favorite among many gardeners. Known botanically as Echinacea purpurea, this North American native perennial produces colorful magenta blooms in late summer and is a butterfly ...

The purple coneflower’s scientific name is Echinacea purpurea. Echinacea is derived from the Greek word, echina, meaning hedgehog, referring to the spiny center cone of the cone flower. The purple ...

Growing up in suburban New York City, our house was surrounded by woods of primarily American beech (Fagus grandifolia) and white oak (Quercus alba). And one year it occurred to me that I could ...