Single, saucer-shaped flower of Cosmos bipinnatus with pale pink petals surrounding yellow centre.

Flowers of Aster Novi-Belgii Royal ruby. Selective focus.

Butterfly feeding on Bloodflower, Asclepias curassavica.

Glass winged butterfly, Greta Oto feeding on Bloodflower, Asclepias curassavica. This butterfly is so called because its wings lack coloured scales and give the impression of glass.

Glass winged butterfly, Greta Oto feeding on Bloodflower, Asclepias curassavica. This butterfly is so called because its wings lack coloured scales and give the impression of glass.

Blanket flower, Gaillardia pulchella. Close view of single, daisy-like flower head with reddish brown centre scattered with pollen.

Orchid, Spider orchid Paphiopedilum Harold Koopowitz at the 2011 Orchid Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Orchid, Spider orchid with orange petals spotted with brown at the 2011 Orchid Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

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

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

Frangipani. Pink flowers and lance shaped leaves of Plumeria rubra growing in Phrao, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

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