Cone Flower

The cone flower has prickly scales in the seed head that shares the appearance of a hedgehog.

they are native to most prairies, meadows and open woods of the United States .

the echinacea has been used in the past to help with the common cold,coughs,bronchitis,upper respiratory infections and some inflammatory conditions.

there are nine species of echinacea. each one is native to north america.native americans used the cone flower to treat wounds at least 400 years ago.the genus name of purple coneflower comes form the Greek word echino meaning hedgehog and is referring to its spiky brown cone.