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...

Palestine, Bethany, A Passionflower, Genus Passiflora, in bloom in the town of Bethany in the West Bank of the Occupied Palestinian Territory. A passionflower in bloom in Palestine.

Palestine, Bethany, A Passionflower, Genus Passiflora, in bloom in the town of Bethany in the West Bank of the Occupied Palestinian Territory. A passionflower in bloom in Palestine.

Israel, Galilee, Nazareth, Common Globe Thistle, Echinops adenocaulos. Common Globe Thistle in Israel.

Israel, Galilee, Nazareth, Common Globe Thistle, Echinops adenocaulos. Common Globe Thistle in Israel.

Bird feeder hanging in front of Wisteria, Wisteria sinensis, growing outdoor in garden. Flowers Flora Plants

Bird feeder hanging in front of Wisteria, Wisteria sinensis, growing outdoor in garden. Flowers Flora Plants

Plants, Variegated Hosta plant leaves with rain drops.

Water lily. Close cropped detail of Giant water lily Victoria cruziana showing textured surface beneath water and curved rim of growing leaf.

Viburnum burkwoodii. Rounded flower head of tubular, pale pink flowers on woody stem with oval, green leaves.

Poppy, Papaver rhoeas Shirley series. Group of flowers with delicate, crumpled petals and black stamens surrounding pale seedheads.

Poppy, Papaver rhoeas Shirley series. Single, open flower with delicate, drooping petals beside ripening seedhead.

Poppy, Papaver rhoeas Shirley series. Hoverfly on yellow stamen of single, open flower with shadow of seedhead on petal.

Poppy, Papaver rhoeas Shirley series. Two seed heads one with single petal attached giving appearance of an open fan, scattered with droplets of water.

Poppy, Papaver somniferum. Single, open flower with white petals edged in pink above bud on bent stem.

Poppy, Papaver somniferum. Close cropped view of single flower with white petals edged in pink and showing detail of stamens surrounding developing seed head.

Poppy, Papaver somniferum. Fading flower with petals and stamens falling away from central ripening seed head.

Poppy, Papaver somniferum. Single flower with delicate, crumpled pink petals, in sunlight.

Poppy, Papaver somniferum. Single flower head with multiple, divided petals giving ruffled or ragged appearance.

Poppy, Papaver somniferum. Ruffled pink flower head of single bloom.