Flower Identification & More - My purpley flower

Ok, I found some online flower sites.
Wildflowers of NY State

I also found that my purpley flower is an Eastern Purple Coneflower. (There is also another version of this with white petals).
Sites here:
Detailed Information on Eastern Purple Coneflower
Native Echinacea purpurea Eastern Purple Coneflower Seed & Potted Plants
Eastern Purple Coneflower - Plant Guide (pdf)
NPIN: Echinacea purpurea (Eastern Purple Coneflower)
Plants Profile for Echinacea purpurea
Medicinal Garden - Eastern Purple Coneflower - medically uses of this flower - interesting! - they also say that it is also called Indian Head - they also have a photo that shows many different stages of the flower's development - I will look to see if I can also find them next time

Here is some info about the Eastern Purple Coneflower:

This flower attracts butterflies & hummingbirds! :)

Echinacea purpurea

called: Eastern purple coneflower, Eastern purple-coneflower, Purple coneflowers
in the Asteraceae family (Aster family)

native to the US

grows in: AL, AR, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, Y, LA, MI, MO, MS, NC, NY, OH, PA, TN, TX, VA, WI
but people grow it in other states by buying seeds/plants

In FL, this plant is listed as purple coneflower & is listed as endangered. In MI, it is also listed as purple coneflower & listed as "probably extripated" (according to the USDA Plant Listing - Threatened & Endangered info for this plant)

Characteristics:
perennial
habit: herb
root type: fibrous
leaf color: green
active growth period: spring & summer
slow after harvest regrowth rate
it is fire resistant (interesting??)
the seed color is black
single stem
moderate growth rate
mature height 1.2ft
has a long lifespan
it is adapted to coarse, fine, & medium textured soils
pH min. - 6.5
pH max. - 7.2
root depth (min.) - 24"
temp. min. - -33
prefer to be in the sun, with little to minimal shade (from what I read!) - I read that too much shade will make them "overly leggy"

bloom period - early summer
routinely available commercial
medium seed abundance
seed period begins in summer
seed period ends in fall
can't be propagated by bare root, bulb, container, corm, cuttings, sod, sprigs, or tubers
can be propagated by seed
moderate vegetative spread rate