One of my favourite flowers to photograph

Echinacea are one of my favourite flowers to photograph, whether a bud, partially open flower, fully open or in the final stage. Love the pattern of the green, hairy bracts (?). Took this photo on 26 August 2015 at the Reader Rock Garden.

"Echinacea /ˌɛkɨˈneɪʃⁱə/ is a genus, or group of herbaceous flowering plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae. The nine species it contains are commonly called coneflowers. They are endemic to eastern and central North America, where they are found growing in moist to dry prairies and open wooded areas. They have large, showy heads of composite flowers, blooming from early to late summer. The generic name is derived from the Greek word ἐχῖνος (echino), meaning "sea urchin," due to the spiny central disk. Some species are used in herbal medicines and some are cultivated in gardens for their showy flowers. A few species are of conservation concern." From Wikipedia.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinacea