Scabiosa (Scabious) flower head after it had bloomed and been fertilised

A vibrant extreme close up of a peach Lily, winner of an ephotozine readers award

Single Pink Rose, photographed with a dark background, winner of an ephotozine readers award

Blue umbrella, blue flower on natural background after a rain shower

Purple raindrops, purple flower on natural background after a rain shower

Hanging around, an unopened flower with a natural background

Yellow petal, an yellow flower after a rain shower with a natural background.

Rule Britannia, a blue and red flower looking like the union flag with a natural background

Pink Rose, close up of a true British favorite.

Yellow lily, extreme close up of the stamen of a wide petalled lily

Orange Rose, close up of a true British favorite.

Seedhead, a single dandelion seedhead photographed with a dark background.

Pinky, photographed with a dark background with a single focussed light source.

Yellow Rose, photographed in the Darren Smith Photography studio with a dark background, winner of an ephotozine readers award.

Alone again, a lone Yellow flower with a natural background from Wythenshawe gardens in Manchester, England, winner of an ephotozine readers award.

Bottlebrush, vibrant red flower in full bloom with yellow pollen ready for an insect or bird to pollinate.

Duranium Seed Head, after the petals are gone, the seeds are left to fall. Winner of Blair Howard photography competition.

Pink on grey. A single pink flower with a natural grey background, shot in Wythenshawe park.

Let it rain, purple flower on natural background after a rain shower, winner of an ephotozine readers award

Lily on black, photographed with a dark background at Wythenshawe park

Cactus flower, photographed with a dark background at Wythenshawe park.