Close-up of Echinacea purpurea 'Rubinstern', centre of the head showing many individual flowers.

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Echinacea purpurea (eastern purple coneflower, hedgehog coneflower, or purple coneflower) is a North American species of flowering plant in the sunflower family, photo taken in the Beth Chatto Gardens, Elmstead Market, Essex, England, United Kingdom

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Size: 5472px × 3648px
Location: The Beth Chatto Gardens, Clacton Road, Elmstead, England, Great Britain, United Kingdom, Europe
Photo credit: © Mieneke Andeweg-van Rijn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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