tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post5047544574599730535..comments2023-10-17T10:25:34.828-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose's Garden: GGBD: What Do You Call a Plethora of Coneflowers?Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-45087589586915093162014-08-04T21:24:43.813-05:002014-08-04T21:24:43.813-05:00I vote for “pulpit” or “caboodle.” What a delightf...I vote for “pulpit” or “caboodle.” What a delightful post! How fun. Thank you so much for sharing your lovely coneflowers and pollinators with us, Rose.janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970114848460567528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-61111435583879792922014-07-30T12:32:22.603-05:002014-07-30T12:32:22.603-05:00I bet the coneflowers are just breathtaking in per...I bet the coneflowers are just breathtaking in person and all the creatures they attract are such a welcome bonus. I just love the way the light catches in the those spiky plumes in the flower centre. You captured that beautifully in that last image. <br />P.S. I'm looking forward to seeing the gardens from this year's fling.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116583212813729057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-43566722046263919832014-07-27T05:29:32.951-05:002014-07-27T05:29:32.951-05:00Wow ! What gorgeous flowers !!!
And the amazing sh...Wow ! What gorgeous flowers !!!<br />And the amazing shots with butterflies !Elahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07233606648281104359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-49235788350119498132014-07-24T13:10:32.490-05:002014-07-24T13:10:32.490-05:00Wow, that is a nice sea, conglomeration, or whatev...Wow, that is a nice sea, conglomeration, or whatever-have-you of Coneflowers! I love Coneflowers, and I love how they attract such a variety of wildlife. Purple coneflowers were one of the first plants I put in here in my new garden, and they're doing terrifically. Thankfully Coneflowers are pretty hardy and forgiving, too!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-35424458953102942322014-07-23T23:29:48.331-05:002014-07-23T23:29:48.331-05:00Whatever you call them, you sure have a lot of the...Whatever you call them, you sure have a lot of them Rose! They are beautiful - love seeing all the wild things enjoying them.<br /><br />I have cousins in Portland. They 'emigrated' there from CA - have yet to visit them there but sure would love to make the trip with my mom. I know we'd love it.garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-46021393480347417082014-07-23T19:49:37.489-05:002014-07-23T19:49:37.489-05:00Wow, that is a serious amount of coneflowers and t...Wow, that is a serious amount of coneflowers and they are gorgeous! I particularly love the photo with the little yellow bird sitting on top. Wish I could grow these but I had that awful aster's disease and had to pull the couple I had planted. Would I love a sea of pink flowers right now.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-81360189222918337562014-07-23T13:43:32.376-05:002014-07-23T13:43:32.376-05:00My vote: caboodle of coneflowers. What a whimsical...My vote: caboodle of coneflowers. What a whimsical bloom day! The coneflowers are blooming in Maine too.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-35666771013409845112014-07-23T09:34:56.335-05:002014-07-23T09:34:56.335-05:00What an amazing array of coneflowers, they look st...What an amazing array of coneflowers, they look stunning all grouped together like that! I rather like a 'medley of coneflowers' :-) Paula @ Blooms 'n' Spadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04008810455640357013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-25112949176417779732014-07-22T18:36:45.835-05:002014-07-22T18:36:45.835-05:00They really are doing a good job for the wildlife....They really are doing a good job for the wildlife. So pretty too. I like your goldfinch, just waiting for the seed to mature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-26084469581811245632014-07-21T13:54:22.140-05:002014-07-21T13:54:22.140-05:00You grow a lot of nice coneflowers! it's pity ...You grow a lot of nice coneflowers! it's pity I can't grow them, have no idea why they do not grow here. I love coneflowers especially white ones. The insects love them as well!Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-81976881742220213192014-07-21T06:17:54.711-05:002014-07-21T06:17:54.711-05:00Whatever you call them they are gorgeous en mass! ...Whatever you call them they are gorgeous en mass! I am soooo jealous, I have one pitiful purpurea in my garden which comes up every year but looks just as sad every year. I have tried other cultivars but my garden is really not suited for coneflowers, too much shade, too many tall plants that arrives much earlier and shade out those emerging coneflowers. I have to resort to enjoy them on your blog instead, which I did!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-84501743729553325752014-07-20T20:13:18.064-05:002014-07-20T20:13:18.064-05:00I have no idea what you would call a plethora of c...I have no idea what you would call a plethora of coneflowers except beautifully amazing. I did not have even one coneflower return. The deer and rabbits are eating everything I plant.<br /><br />I love how the butterflies and bees are frequenting this amazing mass of purple flowers. You are doing a good thing. Leave them - at least for this year. Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-60865194547020781472014-07-20T10:17:08.752-05:002014-07-20T10:17:08.752-05:00What beauties Rose! Here the collective noun would...What beauties Rose! Here the collective noun would be a lack of coneflowers as my only specimen has been munched by a mollusc. I did have two but the other drowned during the last rather wet winter. Looking forward to seeing and hearing about the Portland gardens you visited when you have had time to catch your breath :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-9500804683812501842014-07-20T04:24:17.807-05:002014-07-20T04:24:17.807-05:00I grew a couple of new coneflowers from seed this ...I grew a couple of new coneflowers from seed this year, but it might take them another year or so to bloom. The ones I have don't seem to seed themselves, I don't know if that is how you have come to have so many? While I live in the PNW, it seems mostly the weeds that spread really well by themselves. The one fancy coneflower I bought on clearance last fall looked great then but failed to come back this year. I like your butterfly and bee photos, one looks like the sweat bees I've been fascinated with this year. I've wondered how the spiky stuff in the disks of the coneflowers feels on their tiny feet. I guess they don't mind it. I wish my coneflowers would thicken up like yours!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-53172964785564731252014-07-19T22:52:16.522-05:002014-07-19T22:52:16.522-05:00Cassi, I hate to say it for fear of jinxing the ga...Cassi, I hate to say it for fear of jinxing the garden, but I haven't seen a single Japanese beetle here yet. One more reason this is a perfect summer! <br /><br />Patsy Bell, thanks for visiting--I'm afraid I couldn't access your blog, but I remember meeting you at the Chicago Fling.<br /><br />Gardener, I think this is my favorite time in the summer when the coneflowers are at their peak.<br /><br />Beth, I've never had as many coneflowers as this year, and that's after pulling a bunch! They really are a butterfly magnet.<br /><br />Maggie, the large blooms of the coneflowers make the perfect perch for butterflies and finches, which makes it easier to get a good photo. I really chased that Monarch around, though:)Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-49834334741780305912014-07-19T22:43:18.816-05:002014-07-19T22:43:18.816-05:00Lydia, thanks; I'm loving all these blooms!
T...Lydia, thanks; I'm loving all these blooms!<br /><br />Tina, it's definitely a feast for the goldfinches!<br /><br />Dorothy, coneflowers always do well for me, but this year has been exceptional.<br /><br />Aaron, wish I could capture all the butterflies that are swarming these blooms. A Pride of coneflowers--perfect!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-40099285026014110092014-07-19T18:04:20.419-05:002014-07-19T18:04:20.419-05:00Rose girl what a perfect post !
You have so many w...Rose girl what a perfect post !<br />You have so many wonderful pictures here I hesitate to say I like one above the rest but that sweet Goldfinch perched on one of the cone flowers is gorgeous : )<br />I am jealous of the "fling" it must have been wonderful to just talk and think garden for those days with like minded gardeners !<br />Cute post and you have so many options for naming a group of coneflowers .. I can't choose!<br />Joy : )CanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-60378919325999166462014-07-18T14:37:49.427-05:002014-07-18T14:37:49.427-05:00I adore coneflowers, mine are just beginning to op...I adore coneflowers, mine are just beginning to open, only small plants as I have grown them from seed but such a delight - to me and the butterflies! I love your vast swathes of them, very effective. Look forward to seeing your Portland photos!Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-1718195074739791572014-07-18T07:55:10.824-05:002014-07-18T07:55:10.824-05:00Fantastic photos!Fantastic photos!Suburbiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352465945711496612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-29417215088745281572014-07-18T07:03:23.881-05:002014-07-18T07:03:23.881-05:00Cheryl, I often think that when you visited here, ...Cheryl, I often think that when you visited here, you really didn't see much in my garden. Of course, I have added more space since then, but also I have more summer or spring bloomers than fall. Everything really is looking good right now, even if I do say so myself.<br /><br />Cosmos, Coneflowers have always done well here; maybe that's why I love them so much!<br /><br />Sue, Fingers crossed, but so far all mine have been healthy. Yes, I've pulled a few, too, and plan to pull out a bunch more when the blooms begin to fade, but it hurts to do that:)<br /><br />Lisa, I think the coneflowers liked this winter. Will post about my trip as soon as I can get organized--wish you had come along!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-51126157753735040152014-07-18T04:25:17.673-05:002014-07-18T04:25:17.673-05:00Whatever they are called collectively..... I have ...Whatever they are called collectively..... I have to agree that they are really beautiful. Love the way you caught that little bird and the butterfly enjoying them too.<br />Maggie x<br /><br /><a href="http://granniemay.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Nuts in May</a>Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-83256901236713244512014-07-17T22:13:58.547-05:002014-07-17T22:13:58.547-05:00THAT is a plethora of Coneflowers! I'm not sur...THAT is a plethora of Coneflowers! I'm not sure I've seen that many big, healthy ones in one place before. I've noticed that the Echinaceas are extra full and colorful this year. The monarchs showed up in my garden, too, when they started blooming. :)Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-68876955429620008702014-07-17T19:50:19.399-05:002014-07-17T19:50:19.399-05:00So beautiful! I noticed today that my coneflowers...So beautiful! I noticed today that my coneflowers are just getting started. You captured them so well.Gardener on Sherlock Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367115529793643362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-33938900055768180362014-07-17T12:04:06.480-05:002014-07-17T12:04:06.480-05:00Fabulous photos. I love coneflowers. I espeially e...Fabulous photos. I love coneflowers. I espeially enjoyed your display.Patsy Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011316396999867141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-1851080436554387932014-07-17T10:53:50.643-05:002014-07-17T10:53:50.643-05:00What a delightful series of photos! Your coneflowe...What a delightful series of photos! Your coneflowers look so healthy, too --no insect damage. The few I have that are still alive tend to get eaten up by the Japanese Beetles.<br /><br />The photos with the butterflies are my favorites. At one time I did have a wonderful coneflower (given to me from a division by my father-in-law), and one summer it was literally covered with butterflies of every type. I miss that in my garden :-)Cassihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04058787761575567910noreply@blogger.com