Thistle, Montpellier thistle, Cirsium monspessulanum, Side view of one pink flower.

Plumbago, Ceratostigma willmottianum, Many stems of multiple blue flowers.

Houseleek:Sempervivum tectorum, Several varieties laid in a pattern on a moss covered chair with Lamb's ears, Stachys bizntina leaves. Part of the RHS Hampton Court flower show 2010 from the Tradition...

Foxglove, Digitalis Ferruginea, Several spires of the brown perennial foxglove just beginning to flower. Verbena bonariensis and bronze fennel behind.

Persian lilac, Melia azedarach. Branches with leaves and flowers in sunlight.

Persian lilac, Melia azedarach, Branches with leaves and flowers in sunlight.

Almond, Prunus dulcis blossom, One twig with three white flowers with pink stamens against blue sky.

Thrift, Sea thrift, Armeria maritima 'Alba', Several stems of white pom pom flowers amongst tall grass in shade

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

Scorpion Weed, Phacelia tanacetifolia; along with cornflowers and fleabane in an annual meadow style planting.

Mesembryanthemum, Dorotheanthus bellidiformis, Daisy like pink flowers and fleshy leaves of the Livingstone daisy, A small bee in the stamens is covered with pollen.

Lavender, French lavender, Lavandula stoechas, growing wild on a rocky slope in Halkidiki, Greece.