Beautiful and colorful Princess Irene tulips bloom at the RoozenGaarde show garden near Mt. Vernon Washington.
A hybrid hibiscus bloom seen from the back at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
The colorful berries of a harlequin glorybower (Clerodendrum trichotomum) shrub in Kirkland Washington.
Wet orange gerbera daisy closeup.
A closeup, macro shot of a phlox bud.
Colorful gerbera daisies
American lily of the valley flowers (Convallaria majuscula) bloom near the Sites Homestead in the Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area in West Virginia.
A lotus flower (nelumbo nucifera, aka Sacred Lotus) blooms at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington DC.
Portrait of a yellow daffodil.
A hybrid hibiscus bloom seen from the back at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
Close-up of a Professor Einstein Long-Cupped Daffodil (or Narcissus) taken at the Franciscan Monastery gardens in Washington, D.C.
A lotus flower bud (nelumbo nucifera, aka Sacred Lotus) at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington DC.
A white water lily blooms at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington DC.
Some cup flowers (Nierembergia gracilis "starry eyes") and Mexican feather grass (Nassella tenuissima) at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
A colorful Clematis Kilian Donahue flower blooming.
Two lotus blossoms (nelumbo nucifera, aka Sacred Lotus) compete for sun at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington DC.
These creeping thistles (Cirsium arvense) were growing near Adamstown, Maryland.
This Japanese climbing hydrangea (Schizophragma hydrangeoides) climbs near the visitor center at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton
The tulip fields in full bloom at RoozenGarde in Mt. Veron Washington.
Pink tulips grow in a row on a farm near Mt. Veron Washington.
A cherry trees blooms in Seattle Washington.
Maple leaves and hydrangea blossoms are arranged to form an American flag.
A bouquet of roses catches the rain at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington Virginia.
A chicory blossom (Cichorium intybus) is visited by a small bee along a trail in Arlington Virginia.
A lotus flower (nelumbo nucifera, aka Sacred Lotus) from behind at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington DC.
A lotus flower bud (nelumbo nucifera, aka Sacred Lotus) at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington DC.
A lotus flower (nelumbo nucifera, aka Sacred Lotus) at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington DC.
A closeup on a lotus flower (nelumbo nucifera, aka Sacred Lotus) at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington DC.
Pink Cherry Profusion zinnias bloom at the NY Botanical Garden in the Bronx.
One white chrysanthemum in a bunch of pink ones in Washington DC.
A pink gerbera daisy up close.
Blossoms grow right out of the tree trunk during cherry blossom season in Washington D.C.
These tulips were growing in an urban garden planted along the sidewalk in Washington DC.
Close-up of a bleeding heart blossoms (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) taken at the Franciscan Monastery gardens in Washington, D.C.
This maroon clematis (clematis x niobe) grows at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, Maryland.
These oxeye daisies (Leucanthemum vulgare) photographed at sunrise were growing near Adamstown, Maryland.
Water droplets decorate a petal on the lotus blossom (nelumbo nucifera, aka Sacred Lotus) photographed in the early morning at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington, DC.
A pink water lily grows among green fern-like aquatic plants at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington DC.
Some dahlia petals have fallen from the flower in the rain onto a sidewalk in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Closeups of some Cymbidium Sumatra 'Stunner' orchids in the conservatory at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, MD.
This Lenten Rose (Helleborus x Hybridus) grows at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton Maryland.
Wild bleeding hearts (Dicentra eximia) grow in the forest at Dolly Sods Scenic Area near Davis West Virginia.
Bleeding hearts growing near the settler fence by the Sites Homestead in the Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area in West Virginia.
Chive flowers (Allium schoenoprasum) grow in the garden at the Sites Homestead in the Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area in West Virginia.
A lotus flower (nelumbo nucifera, aka Sacred Lotus) ready to bloom at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington DC.
A Sacred Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) flower seed pod, shaped like a shower head, catches dewy morning light at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington DC.
A lotus flower (nelumbo nucifera, aka Sacred Lotus) loses all but one petal at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington DC.
A white water lily blooms at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington DC.
Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium) blooming at the McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area near Poolesville MD.
The dewey rose blossom at the Bon Air Park and Memorial Rose Gardens in Arlington VA.
The dewey rose blossom at the Bon Air Park and Memorial Rose Gardens in Arlington VA.
A dewey rose blossom at the Bon Air Park and Memorial Rose Gardens in Arlington Virgina.
The dewey rose blossom at the Bon Air Park and Memorial Rose Gardens in Arlington Virginia.
The dewey rose blossom at the Bon Air Park and Memorial Rose Gardens in Arlington VA.
The dewey rose blossom at the Bon Air Park and Memorial Rose Gardens in Arlington VA.
The dewey bud of a 'Marmalade Skies' hybrid tea rose at the Bon Air Park and Memorial Rose Gardens in Arlington Virginia.
The dewey bud of a 'Jadis' variety hybrid tea rose at the Bon Air Park and Memorial Rose Gardens in Arlington Virgina.
The dewey bud of a 'Jadis' variety hybrid tea rose at the Bon Air Park and Memorial Rose Gardens in Arlington Virgina.
The dewey blossom of a 'Perfect Moment' variety hybrid tea rose at the Bon Air Park and Memorial Rose Gardens in Arlington VA.
The dewey blossom of a 'Perfect Moment' variety hybrid tea rose at the Bon Air Park and Memorial Rose Gardens in Arlington VA.
The dewey blossoms of a purple vincas (Catharanthus roseus) at the Bon Air Park and Memorial Rose Gardens in Arlington VA.
The dewey blossoms of a purple vincas (Catharanthus roseus) at the Bon Air Park and Memorial Rose Gardens in Arlington VA.
A zinnia (Zinnia elegans 'Zowie Yellow Flame') blooms at Greenspring Gardens in Alexandria Virginia.
A turk's cap (Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii) blooms at Greenspring Gardens in Alexandria VA.
A clematis tibetana vine blooms at Greenspring Gardens in Alexandria Virginia.
A sunflower (Helianthus annuus) growing in Bastrop Texas.
A century plant (Agave havardiana) blooms in front of Casa Grande at Big Bend National Park in Texas.
A hybrid hibiscus (relative of Hibiscus moscheutos 'Moy Grande') blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
A hybrid hibiscus bud gets ready to bloom at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
A Lemonyellow Rosemallow (Hibiscus calyphyllus) blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
A hybrid hibiscus bud gets ready to bloom at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
A hybrid hibiscus called Star blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
A hybrid hibiscus bud gets ready to bloom at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
Hybrid hibiscuses bloom at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
A spent hybrid hibiscus blossom droops in the rain at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
A spent hybrid hibiscus blossom droops in the rain at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
A spent hybrid hibiscus blossom droops in the rain at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
Blooming white on white hibiscus plant at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
A spent hybrid hibiscus blossom droops in the rain at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
A spent hybrid hibiscus blossom droops in the rain at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
Swamp lilies (Crinum americanum) bloom at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
Swamp lilies (Crinum americanum) bloom at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
A swamp lily (Crinum americanum) blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
A swamp lily (Crinum americanum) blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
Dr. Moy's hybrid Flashing Star ginger lily (Hedychium coccineum sp.) blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
Dr. Moy's hybrid Big Flower Ball ginger lily (Hedychium) blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
Dr. Moy's hybrid Big Flower Ball ginger lily (Hedychium) blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
Dr. Moy's hybrid Golden Swallow ginger lily (Hedychium ?) blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
A Texas olive tree (Cordia boissieri) blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
An Emory's barrel cactus (Ferocactus rectispinus) blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
An Emory's barrel cactus (Ferocactus rectispinus) blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
An Emory's barrel cactus (Ferocactus rectispinus) blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
An Emory's barrel cactus (Ferocactus rectispinus) blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
An Emory's barrel cactus (Ferocactus rectispinus) blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
Shampoo ginger plants (Zingiber zerumbet) have flowers shaped like pine cones at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
Papaya trees (Carica papaya) bloom and fruit at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
Papaya trees (Carica papaya) bloom at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
Papaya trees bloom and fruit at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
Papaya trees (Carica papaya) bloom at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
Mexican oregano (Poliomintha longiflora) blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
Purple coneflowers (Echinacea purpurea) bloom at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
Mexican bush sage (Salvia leucantha) blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
A Pride of Barbados (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
A Pride of Barbados (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
Mexican bush sage (Salvia leucantha) blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
A yellow zinnia blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
A variety of trailing lantana (Lantana montevidensis) blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
A closeup on a naranjilla blossom and fruit (Solanum quitoense) at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
A cypress vine (Ipomoea quamoclit) blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
A cypress vine (Ipomoea quamoclit) blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
Butterfly weed (Asclepias curassavica) blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
Jimsonweed (Datura wrightii) blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
Jimsonweed (Datura wrightii) blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
A cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
A cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
A sky flower (Duranta erecta) blooms at the San Antonio Zoo in San Antonio Texas.
A spicy jatropha bush (Jatropha integerrima) blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
Swamp lilies (Crinum americanum) prepare to bloom at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
Swamp lilies (Crinum americanum) prepare to bloom at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
Swamp lilies (Crinum americanum) prepare to bloom at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
A dew-covered rose blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
A carrion plant (Stapelia gigantia) blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
A desert rose (Adenium obesum) blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
A pomegranate flower hangs from its shrub in the Moyland #2 research garden at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
A white velvet plant (Tradescantia sillamontana) blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
A trio of echinopsis "cassandra" cactus blossoms bloom bright pink.
A closeup of poinsettia blooms.
Daisies bloom at the Dallas Arboretum in Dallas Texas.
A trio of echinopsis "cassandra" cactus blossoms bloom on a dewey morning.
Closeup on some ornamental kale at the Dallas Arboretum in Dallas Texas.
Coreopsis (coreopsis sp) flowers bloom at the Crossings Resort near Austin Texas.
A Zinnia Profusion flower (Zinniz sp.) blooms at the Dallas Arboretum in Dallas Texas.
Dewey pink mums at the Dallas Arboretum in Dallas Texas.
Crocuses bloom at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, England.
The interior of a tulip in full bloom at RoozenGarde in Mt. Veron Washington.
The tulip fields in full bloom at RoozenGarde in Mt. Vernon Washington.
The tulip fields in full bloom at RoozenGarde in Mt. Vernon Washington.
The tulip fields in full bloom at RoozenGarde in Mt. Vernon Washington.
Lupines (Lupinus) bloom in the park in North Rose Hill in Kirkland Washington.
Some crocuses (probably Crocus Tommasinianus 'Whitewell Purple') bloom on the forest floor at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, Maryland.
A spiderwort (Tradescantia sp.) blooms in Arlington Virginia.
A closeup of a perennial sweet pea flower (Lathyrus latifolius) growing in Arlington Virginia.
Closeup of the flowers of an American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) plant growing along the Potomac River in Virginia near Teddy Roosevelt Island.
These snowdrop flowers (Galanthus) were growing near Battery Park in Manhattan New York City.
Close up of a blue hydrangea bloom.
Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica) growing along the banks of Bull Run at Bull Run Regional Park in Virginia.
Close-up of a Poet's Narcissus (narcissus poeticus) taken at the Franciscan Monastery gardens in Washington, D.C.
Crape jasmine flowers (tabernaemontana divaricata var. flore pleno) were growing at Hotel Villa Del Sol near Zihuatanejo, Mexico.
Bougainvillia growing at Hotel Villa Del Sol near Zihuatanejo, Mexico.
This spiderwort (Tradescantia) blooms at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton Maryland.
This Gold Dust hibiscus (hibiscus rosa-sinensis) grows at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton Maryland.
The dewey bud of a 'Jadis' variety hybrid tea rose at the Bon Air Park and Memorial Rose Gardens in Arlington Virgina.
A turk's cap (Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii) blooms at Greenspring Gardens in Alexandria Virginia.
Blooming hibiscus plant (Hibiscus syriacus) at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
Blooming hibiscus plant (Hibiscus syriacus) at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
Blooming hibiscus plant at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
Blooming hibiscus plants at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
Purple coneflowers (Echinacea purpurea) bloom at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
Purple coneflowers (Echinacea purpurea) bloom at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
A Pride of Barbados (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
A horsechestnut tree (Aesculus hippocastanum) blooms on a foggy morning at the Greenbriar Resort in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia.
Shampoo ginger plants (Zingiber zerumbet) have flowers shaped like pine cones at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
Jimsonweed (Datura wrightii) blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
