Colorful Coneflowers

 I've always like coneflowers -- 

the "cone" shaped flowers with long droopy 

pinky purple petals.

 A few years ago I picked up three varieties of white

coneflowers.  Planted together they were lovely,

and survived summer heat so well.  But I had to leave

those at my last house.

 Last summer I planted these gold ones,

which look so great next to the lavender.

And this spring I planted these red ones.

I am not a "red flower person" but these

have knocked my socks off.