Musk thistle, Carduus nutans, spikey flowerhead seen from behind.

Musk thistle, Carduus nutans, purple spikey flower.

Musk thistle, Carduus nutans, purple spikey flower.

Honesty, Lunaria annua, close up of the translucent papery seedpods.

Honesty, Lunaria annua, close up of the translucent papery seedpods.

Honesty, Lunaria annua, close up of the translucent papery seedpods.

Goat's beard, Tragopogon pratensis, close up showing the delicate pattern.

Goat's beard, Tragopogon pratensis, close up showing the delicate pattern.

Opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, seedhead on a single stem that has bent sideways, towards the left.

Opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, seedhead on a single stem that has bent sideways, towards the right.

Opium poppy, Papaver somniferum seedhead on a single stem that has bent sideways, towards the left.

Sea holly, known as Miss Wilmott's ghost, Eryngium giganteum, spikey silvery leaves in soft focus creating a wintery abstract pattern.