Purple Coneflower September 20, 2022 //= __('By', 'sage'); ?>//= get_author_posts_url(get_the_author_meta('ID')); ?>//= get_the_author(); ?> Purple Coneflower, Echinacea purpurea Most of the coneflowers have gone to seed, but there are still some blooming in the plantings around the PGT visitor center and along the edges of the prairie.