Plant Profile: Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Karen Purple coneflower is an herbaceous perennial native to central and eastern US where it grows in open woods, prairies, and meadows. It is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae,…
Plant Combination: Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) and Russian Sage (Pervoskia atriplicifolia)
This long lasting combination begins in summer when purple coneflower opens its daisy-like pink flowers. A short time later Russian sage’s gray stems produce small light blue flowers producing a…
Birds in the Garden: Plants That Attract Tyrant Flycatcher Family (Tyrannidae)
Tyrant flycatchers belong the the family Tyrannidae, the largest of all bird families, and are found through out North and South America. The family includes pewees, phoees, and kingbirds as…