Tulip, Tulipa, Tip of a pink flwer with a droplet of water.

Hosta, Spring shoots of a mature plant sprouting up among cut off spent stems of the previous year.

Cardoon, Cynara cardunculus, A winter seedhead topped with melting snow turning into an icicle.

Verbena, Brazilian verbena, Verbena bonariensis skeleton covered with snow.

Ferns overhanging a small pool or stream which is reflecting the blue sky above in its rippled surface.

Cherry, Prunus avium, flowering sprig of Wild Cherry seen from behind backlit by spring sun.

Spurge, Sikkim Spurge, Euphorbia sikkimensis, A mass of bright red new shoots emerging in the spring.

Black false hellebore, Veratrum nigrum, A group of new shoots and leaves emerging in the spring.

Crocus, Crocus vernus, A spring scene of several purple flowers with minature daffodiils in soft focus in the foreground.

Parsley, Curly parsley, Petroselinum crispum and Basil, Ocimum basilicum, growing in an old suitcase on top of a canal barge in Londons East End.

Chicory, Cichorium intybus 'Variegata di Choggia', Overhead view of Italian chicory, with its maroon streaked green leaves and the red radicchio head wirhin.

Mung bean,Vigna radiata, escaping out of the sides of a bean sprouter.