Oriental poppy, Papaver orientale 'Patty's Plum', Side view of one dusty pink flower with crinkled petals as it opens, discarding its furry bud sheath.

Hellebore, Helleborus x hybridus Ashwood Garden Hybrids, Low view of one pink double flower on a long stem, with leaves beneath.

Echinacea, Tennessee Purple coneflower, Echinacea tennesseensis, Side view of several stems in various stages of flower with purple lavender.

Verbena, Brazilian verbena, Purple top, Verbena bonariensis in front of a wall of stacked cut logs. Part of Wild in the City garden designed by Charlotte Murrell, Hampton Court flower show 2011.

Houseleek, Sempervivum tectorum and other alpines forming a green roof of an insect shelter painted pale green and filled with pieces of bamboo canes. Part of Wild in the City garden designed by Charl...

Cirsium, Plume thistle, Cirsium rivulare 'Atropurpureum', Side view of purple red fluffy thistles intermingled with white lavender.

Fern, Ostrich fern, Shuttlecock fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris, surrounded by Milk parsley, Selinum wallichianum, Back view of a single frond in focus, showing the dark spores.

Verbena, Brazilian verbena, Purple top, Verbena bonariensis, with Veronicastrum, Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' and Gaura, all tall plants in a late summer prairie style planted mixed bord...

Ranunculus, Persian ranunculus, a double petalled orange Ranunculus asiaticus cultivar, Front view showing yellow stamens and a curved stem.

Ranunculus, Persian ranunculus, a double petalled pale pink Ranunculus asiaticus cultivar, Side view with selective focus and soft light of a flower on a bent curved stem.

Ranunculus, Persian ranunculus, a double petalled pale pink Ranunculus asiaticus cultivar, Close side view with selective focus and soft light.

Ranunculus, Persian ranunculus, an orange Ranunculus asiaticus cultivar, Close side view with selective focus against a green background.