Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Region, Georgetown, Lotus flower bud, Nelumbo nucifera, in the Botanical Gardens. The lotus flower comes originally from India and is considered sacred to the Hindus and Buddh...

Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Region, Georgetown, Lotus flower and seed pod, Nelumbo nucifera, in the Botanical Gardens. The lotus flower comes originally from India and is considered sacred to the Hindus...

Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Region, Georgetown, Lotus flower, Nelumbo nucifera, in the Botanical Gardens. The lotus flower comes originally from India and is considered sacred to the Hindus and Buddhists...

Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Region, Georgetown, Lotus flower, Nelumbo nucifera, in the Botanical Gardens. The lotus flower comes originally from India and is considered sacred to the Hindus and Buddhists...

Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Region, Georgetown, Lotus flower bud, Nelumbo nucifera, in the Botanical Gardens. The lotus flower comes originally from India and is considered sacred to the Hindus and Buddh...

Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Region, Georgetown, Lotus flower bud and seed pod, Nelumbo nucifera, in the Botanical Gardens. The lotus flower comes originally from India and is considered sacred to the Hin...

Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Region, Georgetown, Lotus seed pod, Nelumbo nucifera, in the Botanical Gardens. The lotus flower comes originally from India and is considered sacred to the Hindus and Buddhis...

Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Region, Georgetown, The Giant Water Lily or Queen Victoria's Water Lily, Victoria amazonica, is the world's largest water lily, with lily pads up to 3 meters or 9.8 feet in di...

Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Region, Georgetown, Silk Cotton or Kapok tree, Ceiba pentandra, in the Botanical Gardens. In the foreground are lotus plants.

Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Region, Georgetown, Silk Cotton or Kapok tree, Ceiba pentandra, in the Botanical Gardens. A large agave plant is flowering at left.

Lungwort, Pulmonaria officinalis, cluster of small, funnel shaped pale blue and pink flowers.

Petunia, large, white, trumpet shaped flowers scattered with raindrops.

Pheasant's Eye daffodil, Narcissus poeticus, group, growing together.

Virginia Bluebell, Mertensia virginica, close view of flowerhead with cluster of funnel shaped, pale blue flowers.

Magnolia, cropped view of individual blossom on bare stems with petals dark pink at base fading to pale pink and white.

Ox-eye daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare, group of daisies with white petals surrounding yellow centres.

Sweet rocket, Hesperis matronalis, close view of flower spike of four petalled pale purple flowers.

Sweet rocket, Hesperis matronalis, close view of spike of four petalled white flowers.

Sunflower, Helianthus annuus, bouquet of flowers in an antique metal can in the garden.

Cranesbill, Geranium endressi, close view of single, closed flower with water droplets clinging to fine hairs on stem and calyx.

Snowdrop, Galanthus nivalis, single flower.

Fleabane, Aspen fleabane, Erigeron speciosus, Daisy like flowers with narrow, pale pink petals surrounding yellow centres.