Jade plant, Money plant, Crassula ovata. Flower stem of white and pale pink flowers with prominent stamens.

Gaura lindheimeri Whirling butterflies. Stem with single, white, open flower and cluster of buds.

Developing flower head of Globe artichoke, Cynara scolymus.

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

Poppy, Papaver somniferum. Open flower with sunlight shining through petals and bud on hook shaped stem at side.

Crocus cultivar, tightly furled flower and pointed leaves emerging from snow.

Lisianthus, Eustoma russellianum Piccolo Rose. Studio shot of two flowers and bud arranged with a spiral of Bear Grass around stems.

Lisianthus, Eustoma russellianum Piccolo Rose. Studio shot of multiple flower heads arranged and photographed on a lightbox.

Lisianthus, Eustoma russellianum Piccolo Rose. Studio shot of multiple flower heads arranged on light box.

Flame Tree. Bright orange and red flowers set on branched central stem. Phrao, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

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

Slipper orchid, Paphiopedilum Concolor with pale yellow, spotted flower at the 2011Orchid Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand.