Andean glory of the sun lily, Leucocoryne vittata, Close top view of one white flower with purple stripes and yellow centre.

Andean glory of the sun lily, Leucocoryne vittata, Close top view of several white flowers with purple stripes and yellow centres creating a pattern.

Andean glory of the sun lily, Leucocoryne vittata, Close top view of several white flowers with purple stripes and yellow centres creating a pattern.

Andean glory of the sun lily, Leucocoryne vittata, colouful purples and white flowers.

Lilac, Syringa vulgaris, Side close view of one mauve pink flowerhead with leaf and others soft focus behind.

Rose, Dog rose, Rosa canina, Overhead macro view of a mass of yellow stamen in the centre of a white wild rose.

Anemone, Anemone coronaria, Close macro cropped view of the centre of a purple flower, showing the stigma surrounded by black stamens.

Rose, Rosa, Close view of a double petalled garden rose on a bush, in sun against a blue sky.

Poppy, Opium Poppy, Papaver somniferum, Close view of a double flower with a hoverfly.

Gerbera, A studio shot of a yellow and orange double flower against a black background.

Hyssop, Agastache, Close view of a Peacock Butterfly on a stem of flower.

Tulip, Tulipa, Parrot tulip, A fully open red flower with white feathered edges against pale green.

Poppy, Opium Poppy, Papaver somniferum 'Pepperbox', A single red fringed flower.

Poppy, Opium Poppy, Papaver somniferum , Flower and seedhead with the sheath of the flower fallen on a seeedhead.

Poppy, Opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, A fading fully open flower flattened by rain, exposing the stamen and seedhead forming.

Poppy, Shirley poppy, Papaver rhoeas Shirley series, Close view of a pink tinged flower showing yellow stamens covered in pollen.