Echeveria Perle von Nurnberg. Succulent plant with rosette of purplish grey leaves and raceme with cluster of red flowers.

Spurge, Sikkim Spurge, Euphorbia sikkimensis, A mass of bright red new shoots emerging in the spring.

Black false hellebore, Veratrum nigrum, A group of new shoots and leaves emerging in the spring.

Tradescantia, Purple Tradescantia, Tradescantia 'Purple sabre', One mauve pink flower seen from above, with some leaves sharp focus against soft focus foliage behind.

Mallow, Lavatera 'Barnsley', Close view of one front facing open flower with pale pink petals with deep pink where they meet the pink protruding stigma and white stamen.

Tree mallow, Lavatera x clementii 'Rosea', One unfurling flower, its pink petals twisted around each other. Accompanied by a single leaf.

Yellow flag iris, Iris pseudacorus, Brown seed pod spliting open to reveal disc shaped seeds packed inside.

Iceland poppy, Papaver nudicaule 'Champagne Bubbles', Close side view of the crinkled red petals of a flower emerging from the sheath that protected it as a bud, fine hairs visible along the stem.

Iceland poppy, Papaver nudicaule 'Champagne Bubbles', Close side view of the crinkled red petals of a flower emerging from the sheath that protected it as a bud, fine hairs visible along the stem.

Iceland poppy, Papaver nudicaule 'Champagne Bubbles', Close side view of the crinkled red petals of a flower emerging from the sheath that protected it as a bud, fine hairs visible along the stem.

Iceland poppy, Papaver nudicaule 'Champagne Bubbles', Close side view of the crinkled red petals of a flower emerging from the sheath that protected it as a bud, fine hairs visible along the stem.

Allium, Butterfly on an emerging from bud.

LKwaslelie, Boophone haemanthoides, leaves emerging from the bulb making graphic shapes.