Purple Coneflower

We interrupt this bare-trees day with its limited sunlight to recall a bit of high summer with this plant of health, Echinacea purpurea.

This tall daisy-like flowering plant yields an immune system booster when its roots are dried, ground and ingested. Around here, it's the first bottle reached for when a sore throat or a stuffy nose shows up in one of us. That plus red zinger tea and orange juice does help ward off the worst of whatever bug is coming.

Lovely color, isn't it?