Single, orange flower of Californian poppy, Eschscholzia californica.

Astrantia maxima flower head with umbel of small flowers surrounded by pale pink bracts.

Developing flower head of Globe artichoke, Cynara scolymus.

Water lily. Close cropped detail of Giant water lily Victoria cruziana showing textured surface beneath water and curved rim of growing leaf.

Viburnum burkwoodii. Rounded flower head of tubular, pale pink flowers on woody stem with oval, green leaves.

Poppy, Papaver rhoeas Shirley series. Hoverfly on yellow stamen of single, open flower with shadow of seedhead on petal.

Poppy, Papaver rhoeas Shirley series. Two seed heads one with single petal attached giving appearance of an open fan, scattered with droplets of water.

Poppy, Papaver somniferum. Close cropped view of single flower with white petals edged in pink and showing detail of stamens surrounding developing seed head.

Poppy, Papaver somniferum. Fading flower with petals and stamens falling away from central ripening seed head.

Poppy, Papaver somniferum. Single flower with delicate, crumpled pink petals, in sunlight.

Poppy, Papaver somniferum. Single flower head with multiple, divided petals giving ruffled or ragged appearance.

Poppy, Papaver somniferum. Ruffled pink flower head of single bloom.