Lambs' ears, Stachys byzantina, Close side view of one spire of this soft fluffy plant with silver foliage and buds and small pink purple flowers.

Lambs' ears, Stachys byzantina, Close side view of one spire of this soft fluffy plant with silver foliage and buds and small pink purple flowers.

Allium, Allium christophii, Several spikey single pale purple coloured florets and a bumblebee collecting nectar from one.

Foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, Two stems with a Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Bombus terrestris, collecting nectar from one of the flowers.

Foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, Two stems with a Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Bombus terrestris, collecting nectar from one of the flowers.

Clematis texensis 'Princess Kate', Side view of one deep red, elegant, tulip shape flower opening from bud.

Clematis texensis 'Princess Kate', Side view of one deep red, elegant, tulip shape flower opening from bud.

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.

Foxglove, Digitalis purpurea,Two stems with a Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Bombus terrestris, collecting nectar from one of the flowers.

Foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, Single stem of the white form, others soft focus behind. Viewed from side on, with a Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Bombus terrestris, collecting nectar from one of the flowers.

Foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, Single stem of the white form, others soft focus behind. Viewed from side on, with a Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Bombus terrestris, collecting nectar from one of the flowers.

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