Field poppy, Papaver rhoeas, Side view of one half open red flower on spindly, hairy, bendy stalk with leaves and bud, Against blue sky.

Rose, Rosa, Close view of single pink coloured bud with water droplets.

Protea, Close up showing pattern of flower bud.

Madeira squill, Scilla madeirensis, Close side view of a flower spike with the tiny star shaped pale blue flowers only open in a band while others remain in bud.

Madeira squill, Scilla madeirensis, Close side view of a flower spike with the tiny star shaped pale blue flowers only open in a band while others remain in bud.

Titum arum, Amorphophallus titanum, Bud of the foul smelling giant phallus like plant showing the crinkled petal of the flower waiting to open.

Spear thistle. Cirsium vulgare, Close view of single spiky flowering head with bud and leaves.

Ice plant, Sedum telephium subsp. maximum 'Gooseberry Fool', Close view of several flowerheads in bud.

Ice plant, Sedum telephium subsp. maximum 'Gooseberry Fool', Close view of several flowerheads in bud.

Rhododendron, Rhododendron pachysanthum 'crosswater', Close up showing flower bud.

Rhododendron, Rhododendron pachysanthum 'crosswater', Close up showing green flower bud.

Quesneoa laboniana, aerial view of flower in bud with blue tipped pink coloured buds.