Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus globulus, Cut out of three mature leaves on a piece of stalk.

Echinacea, Tennessee Purple coneflower, Echinacea tennesseensis, Side view of several stems in various stages of flower with purple lavender.

Allium, Round headed leek, Allium sphaerocephalon, Side view of several stems with flowerheads turning from green to purple. Amongst fennel.

Onion, Allium cepa, Side view of two onions growing in a vegetable plot with other vegetables and a white picket fence behind.

Rose, Rosa 'Burgundy and Ice' and Silver spear, Astelia chathamica, amongst Mexican feather grass, Stipa tenuissima. Part of The Stone Roses garden by Greenes of Sussex, Hampton Court Flower show 2011...

Cirsium, Plume thistle, Cirsium rivulare 'Atropurpureum', Side view of purple red fluffy thistles intermingled with white lavender.

Agapanthus, Agapanthus 'Blue Heaven', Close view of one flowerhead with flowers at various stages, fading from blue to pink. Others soft focus behind against pastel blue background.

Verbena, Brazilian verbena, Purple top, Verbena bonariensis, with Veronicastrum, Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' and Gaura, all tall plants in a late summer prairie style planted mixed bord...

Ranunculus, Persian ranunculus, a double petalled pale pink Ranunculus asiaticus cultivar, Side view with selective focus and soft light of a flower on a bent curved stem.

Ranunculus, Persian ranunculus, a double petalled pale pink Ranunculus asiaticus cultivar, Close side view with selective focus and soft light.

Ranunculus, Persian ranunculus, an orange Ranunculus asiaticus cultivar, Close side view with selective focus against a green background.

Ranunculus, Persian ranunculus, a double petalled yellow Ranunculus asiaticus cultivar, Close side view with selective focus against a green background.