Purple Coneflower February 6, 2024 //= __('By', 'sage'); ?>//= get_author_posts_url(get_the_author_meta('ID')); ?>//= get_the_author(); ?> Purple Coneflower, Echinacea purpurea Getting in close reveals the spiny central disk. The scientific name for the flower means hedgehog, which is also spiny.