Chrysanthemum cultivar Elenor Lilac. Studio shot of three seperate flowers arranged on lightbox with leaves included.

Half-Hearted Mind flower. Cluster of small, red pendent flowers growing in Phrao, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Orchid, Blue vanda with pale blue petals marked with checkerboard pattern at the 2011 Orchid Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Flame Tree. Bright orange and red flowers set on branched central stem. Phrao, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Hibiscus, pink flower in Thailand, Chiang Mai, Phrao.

Zinnia, bright pink Zinnia elegans. Thailand, Chiang Mai, Phrao.

Yellow Oleander, Thevetia peruviana. Single open flower and buds growing in Phrao, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Frangipani, Plumeria rubrae flower in Phrao, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Slipper orchid, Paphiopedilum Concolor with pale yellow, spotted flower at the 2011Orchid Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Brightly coloured flowers at Tian in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Himalayan blue poppy, Meconopsis baileyi. Field of blue poppies with single flower in immediate foreground. Northern Ireland, County Down,

Magnolia soulangeana. Close up of tulip-like white flowers flushed pink at the base against blue sky.