Echinacea

The Echinacea are now in full bloom. Looking at this cream-coloured variety I shouldn't have been surprised to learn that coneflowers, as they are also known, are part of the daisy family. Able to stand up to sun and wind as well as drought conditions, they should be easy to grow in this area, but I admit that the ones in my garden don't seem to flourish. Even so, this year I had these beautiful blooms to photograph.