Montbretia, Crocosmia 'Lucifer', Branched spike with emerging showy funnel-shaped red flowers isolated in shallow focus against a green and grey background.

Montbretia, Crocosmia 'Lucifer', Branched spike with emerging showy funnel-shaped red flowers isolated in shallow focus against a green and grey background.

Montbretia, Crocosmia 'Lucifer', Branched spike with emerging showy funnel-shaped red flowers isolated in shallow focus against a green and grey background.

Chinese fan palm, Livistona chinensis. Large, loose cluster of berry-like black fruits on branched stem against fan-shaped leaf.

Virginia Bluebell, Mertensia virginica with branched stems of clustered, funnel-shaped blue and violet coloured flowers.

Flame Tree. Bright orange and red flowers set on branched central stem. Phrao, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Ammi majus, Bishops weed, Branched umbel of faded, brown flowers against pane of glass with pattern of raindrops.

Flower head of Pulmonaria angustifolia Mawsons Blue with tubular flowers of blue and pink on branched stem.

Giant hogweed, Heracleum mantegazzianum. Two plants with branched stems and umbellifer flower heads standing against blue sky.