Houseleek:Sempervivum tectorum, Several varieties laid in a pattern on a moss covered chair with Lamb's ears, Stachys bizntina leaves. Part of the RHS Hampton Court flower show 2010 from the Tradition...
Poppy, Opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, Side view of three blue green seedheads just formed, one in sharp focus with a fading pink petal stuck on it.
Cardoon, Cynara cardunculus, A winter seedhead topped with melting snow turning into an icicle.
Verbena, Brazilian verbena, Verbena bonariensis skeleton covered with snow.
Mesembryanthemum, Dorotheanthus bellidiformis, Daisy like pink flowers and fleshy leaves of the Livingstone daisy, A small bee in the stamens is covered with pollen.
Grapevine, Vitis vinifera, A sloping vineyard with wildflowers growing in among the ancient vines, includung Papver rhoes and Reseda lutea, in Halkidiki, Greece.
Grapevine, Vitis vinifera, A sloping vineyard with wildflowers growing in among the ancient vines in Halkidiki, Greece.
Spurge, Sikkim Spurge, Euphorbia sikkimensis, A mass of bright red new shoots emerging in the spring.
Coconut, Cocos nucifera, Several whole coconuts piled in a heap.
Coconut, Cocos nucifera, Several whole coconuts piled in a heap.
Golden oats, Stipa gigantea, Very close view of one individual spikelets hanging with the tiny star like stamen protruding outside the sepals to be wind pollinated.
Golden oats, Stipa gigantea, Very close view of a few individual spikelets hanging with the tiny star like stamen protruding outside the sepals to be wind pollinated.