Want wildlife to come to your garden? Plant purple coneflowers!
Aren’t I gorgeous?
Honey bee collecting pollen
Purple Coneflowers, also known as Echinacea purpurea are absolutely loaded with pollen. So besides being gorgeous, they are like a giant dinner table for all kinds of critters.
Butterflies love them
Look how this butterfly is eating with its curvy proboscis.
Dinner is served
This one is giving me the eye while it eats. Have you ever looked closely at a butterfly eye? They are fascinating. But I digress.
This butterfly looks like a little dead leaf
I cannot tell you how much butterflies love these flowers.
Skipper
By early afternoon each day, when the sun has warmed things up, my garden is alive with butterflies, bees, and lots more.
Grasshopper
I am not sure if this grasshopper is having a meal, or waiting for one to stop by, but one thing is for sure, grasshoppers love these flowers.
Ambush bug stalking a honey bee
Life’s little dramas play out over and over again, as so many creatures find this flower irresistible.
American Goldfinch eating coneflower seeds
Purple coneflower seeds make great bird food, too, as the summer and the flowers begin to fade.
blooming wonder
Plant a garden full of these easy care, beautiful native flowers.
Set the table
You will not be disappointed!
I never thought to stop and check out what’s buzzing or hopping around the purple coneflowers before. They’re just so pretty on their own, but paired with a fun little friend? Even better!
The baby goldfinches are eating seeds from them now. So cute!
I love the ambush bug!
It’s my favourite!