Porcupine tomato, Solanum pyracanthum, Close cropped view of a dying brown leaf with narrow orange spikes,

Prickly pear cactus, Opuntia cochenillifera, Side view of older leaf with newer fresh leaf growing from it.

Daphne bholua 'Jacqueline postill', Close view of a cluster of flowers and a leaf with raindrops.

A silver grey Fan palm cultivar, Close view of the ribs radiating out from the centre and some protruding at the top, Against blue sky, Shot in Vietnam.

A silver blue grey Fan palm cultivar, Close view of the ribs radiating out from the centre, Shot in Vietnam.

A silver grey Fan palm cultivar, Close view of the ribs radiating out from the centre, Shot in Vietnam.

Rose Easter cactus, Rhipsalidopsis rosea, Close view of unfurling, yellow tipped pink stamens and white stigma in the centre of the pink flower, which is attached to a leaf.

Himalayan blue poppy, Meconopsis regia, Close view of overlapping leaves forming a pattern, Masses of fine hairs causing water droplets to be raised off the leaves.

Japanese banana, Musa basjoo, Close side view of one brown flower with multiple stamens, A bright green leaf behind.

Glory bush, Tibouchina urvilleana, Purple flower with prominent stamen on an evergreen shrub.

Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata, Close-up detail of red autumn leaves.

Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata, Close-up detail of green leaves turning red and yellow in autumn.