Cactus.

Palm, Leaf, Fan palm.

Water lily, Nymphaea.

Globe Thistle, Echinops bannaticus.

Astrantia, Masterwort.

Conical flower head of Eryngium giganteum surrounded by spiny, silvery bracts.? Paul Tomlins / Flowerphotos

Sea holly, Eryngium maritimum. Flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts netted with silvery white veins.

Chelsea Flowershow 2009, The Laurent Perrier Garden designed by Luciano Giubbilei. With Hornbeam, Carpinus betulus, Box and Yew hedge.

Clematis.

Fern.

Cactus.

Passion flower, Passiflora.