Hi Tim, lovely photos, everything is so picturesque. The beach looks secluded and the sky is marvelous. The cone heads are an interesting looking flower/plant, they would make a really nice ground cover, great shot. ~ Mia
HI Mia. The cone heads are interesting. They are a very desert type plant with little petals on the cones as well as around the base of the cone. We noticed when the white flowers wither, they turn orange, which gives an appearance a having a variety of the flowers mixed together.
It does give the appearance of mixed flowers, when I look closely I can see where some of the white petals are turning orange, so different. Nature is mysterious.
Hi Cathy. The Albuquerque Yerba Mansa Project has a photo of the cone head flower on their web page, but they don’t identify it. That’s the only place photos of it come up in various searches for conehead and cone head flowers.
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Hi Tim, lovely photos, everything is so picturesque. The beach looks secluded and the sky is marvelous. The cone heads are an interesting looking flower/plant, they would make a really nice ground cover, great shot. ~ Mia
HI Mia. The cone heads are interesting. They are a very desert type plant with little petals on the cones as well as around the base of the cone. We noticed when the white flowers wither, they turn orange, which gives an appearance a having a variety of the flowers mixed together.
It does give the appearance of mixed flowers, when I look closely I can see where some of the white petals are turning orange, so different. Nature is mysterious.
The plants you call cone heads grow in the wild here too…I have no idea what their proper name is.
Great shots, Tim.
Hi Cathy. The Albuquerque Yerba Mansa Project has a photo of the cone head flower on their web page, but they don’t identify it. That’s the only place photos of it come up in various searches for conehead and cone head flowers.
I know it’s an echinacea in the daisy family, but like you, I can’t find the particular plant you photographed.
Are they from France 😉 Very nice shots, Tim.
Kind of make one wonder doesn’t it. Thanks, Teri!