Gardening Bloom Day
August 15, 2008 by Doug
Filed under Perennials, Plants
I have to confess that these coneflowers are one of my favorite plants, I particularly like the way they collect morning light.
If you want to see other plants in bloom right now in the blogosphere, Carol at MayDreamsGarden has a full listing on her blog right here.
But I note the only problem with having a plant looking great in the morning light is that you actually have to get up to see it. 
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perennialgardenlover on Fri, 15th Aug 2008 12:48 pm
Lovely yellow coneflowers! I’m willing to rise early to see the morning light on my blooms.
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Doug on Fri, 15th Aug 2008 5:04 pm
@perennialgardenlover -
“Most” mornings anyway.
Yeah, me too most mornings
Jenny on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 10:59 am
Lovely yellow coneflowers. I am very partial to yellow, and will have to try them in the garden next year. My favorite time of day to be in the garden is early morning (especially this time of year).
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Doug on Sun, 17th Aug 2008 9:58 am
@Jenny -
What’s with all these darn gardeners and their early mornings? I get up to take pics and wander the gardens - so do you? What’s with this? Haven’t we heard of sleeping in?
Carol, May Dreams Gardens on Wed, 20th Aug 2008 9:47 pm
Sleeping in is for people who don’t garden!
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Judy Lowe/Diggin' It on Mon, 1st Sep 2008 3:40 pm
What’s the variety name? I’ve grown some yellow echinacea, but like the way this one looks better.
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Doug on Mon, 1st Sep 2008 5:40 pm
@Judy Lowe/Diggin’ It -
Hey Judy - it’s ‘Sunrise’ (should have posted this) You gotta get it in the right early morning light early in the bloom cycle - it tends to get paler as it ages.