Purple coneflower on W 12th St in Coney Island. November 15, 2013. Photo © Tricia Vita
On West 12th Street off the Boardwalk, the tables and chairs of Dreamland Plaza are packed away for the winter, but purple coneflowers are blooming in the planters. The botanical name is Echinacea -yes, it is the medicinal plant used to make herbal tea.
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Aw. Lovely.
yes, it took me by surprise! This plant blooms “off season”