Winter windflower, Anemone blanda, purple flower shot from underneath against a dappled blue background.

Viola, blue and yellow flowers in a clear vase of water against a dappled soft focus background.

Cosmos bipinnatus flower with bud against soft focus yellow flower.

Oriental poppy, Papaver orientale 'Patty's Plum', close up showing black stamen inside.

California poppy, Eschscholzia californica 'Carmine King', overhead view of pink flower showing yellow stamen with leaf in soft focus behind.

Aster novi-belgii 'Chequers', 2 open flowers.

Viola, close up of the purple coloured flowers.

Musk thistle, Carduus nutans, purple spikey flower.

Musk thistle, Carduus nutans, purple spikey flower.

Lewisia, Siskiyou lewisia, Lewisia Cotyledon Hybrids, close up of purple flowers.

Fraser Photinia, Photinia x fraseri, looking up through plant toward blue sky.

Fraser Photinia, Photinia x fraseri, looking up through plant toward blue sky.