Buddleja Davidii. Long, curved panicles of small, purple or lilac flowers against blue sky. Flowers are open at end, finishing and browning as they extend towards stem.
African tuliptree, Spathodea campanulata. View from below looking up at flower clusters against blue sky.
Hibiscus flower with protruding pistil and stamens, turned upwards towards sunshine against blue sky.
Coneflower, Black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia flowers with bright yellow petals surrounding central cone against blue sky.
Yellow flowers of Clematis tangutica with fluffy seedheads in foreground against blue sky.
Hollyhock, Alcea rosea cultivar. Flower spikes with pink flowers against blue sky. Thailand, Chiang Mai, San Kamphaeng,
Magnolia soulangeana. Close up of tulip-like white flowers flushed pink at the base against blue sky.
Magnolia soulangeana. Close up of tulip-like white flowers flushed pink at the base against blue sky.
Magnolia soulangeana. Close up of tulip-like white flowers flushed pink at the base against blue sky.
Magnolia soulangeana. Close up of tulip-like white flowers flushed pink at the base, tree branches and blue sky beyond.
Cutleaf coneflower, Rudbeckia laciniata Herbstsonne. Two flowers against blue sky with petals made translucent in sunshine.
Apple tree, Malus domestica. Branches with massed, white blossoms against blue sky. England, West Sussex, Chichester.