Purple Coneflower Close-Up

Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) heads sit clustered across the frame with two large cones prominent left and right. Magenta petals curve downward around dense orange-brown, spiky seedheads against a pale, out-of-focus background with shallow depth of field. Several petals show small tears and brown tips, and the cone centers are packed with orange-tipped florets.