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Woman and flowers

A woman photographs flowers on the territory of the Abramtsevo estate.

(Some people have a question: is that you in the photo? No, no and again no! I don’t take pictures of myself, EVER.)

 

Echinacea paradoxa, or Echinacea strange, yellow horse cabbage, purple bush horse cabbage (Echinacea paradoxa)

A perennial North American species of flowering plants from the Asteraceae family.

A single plant may produce multiple flower heads, each with white, pink or yellow ray florets and pink or yellow disc florets.

The only yellow coneflower in its genus. Rarely found in nature.

Perennial herbaceous rhizomatous plant. Bush up to 80 cm high.

The flowers are large, up to 12 cm in diameter, with bright yellow reed petals and a convex brown center. Blooms from July to September.

Natural antiseptic. For colds, runny nose, infections.

Leaves and roots are used. Harvested in spring/autumn.

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Uploaded on November 2, 2023
Taken on October 2, 2021