July 27, 2021

This is the Purple Coneflower

In Florida, it's an endangered plant

It only grows naturally in Gadsden county

Where bees and butterflies it doth enchant.

Special thanks to guest photographer and my sweetheart, David Simpson.

Location: Private residence, Blountston, FL

Sources: https://flawildflowers.org/flower-friday-echinacea-purpurea/

Photo © 2021 David Simpson and text © 2021 Dee Fairbanks Simpson