Orsolya Haarberg / Globe-flower (Trollius europeus) flowers, Finnmark, Norway

Paul Harcourt Davies / Cretan Iris (Iris cretensis / unguicularis ssp cretensis) in flower, Gious Kambos, Spili, Crete, April

Konrad Wothe / Gladiolus (Gladiolus palustris) in flower, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Jose B. Ruiz / Iris (Iris sp) Alcal de Guadaira, Seville, Spain

Zoltan Nagy / Wild Narcissus (Narcissus angustifolius) meadow. Corund, Transylvania, Romania. April

Michel Poinsignon / Martagon lily (Lilium martagon) in flower, Vosges, Lorraine, France, July.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Rockrose flower {Cistus incanus} Samos, Greece.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Müller / Common peony (Paeonia officinalis) flowers in a meadow, Valle de Canatra, Sibillini NP, Italy, May 2009 WWE BOOK

Paul Harcourt Davies / Alpine Clematis (Clematis alpina) in flower, in ancient pine and mixed woodland, Val di Vallesinella near Madonna di Campiglio, Brenta Dolomites, Italy, July

Paul Harcourt Davies / St Bruno's Lily (Paradisea liliastrum) in flower, Monte Spinale, alpine zone, Madonna di Campiglio, Brenta Dolomites, Italy, July

Paul Harcourt Davies / Narcissus-flowered Anemone (Anemone narcissiflora) in flower, Monte Spinale, alpine zone, Madonna di Campiglio, Brenta Dolomites, Italy, July

Konrad Wothe / Alpine flower (Soldanella alpina) Karwendel Valley, Austria, May

Paul Harcourt Davies / Alpine Rose (Rosa alpina) in flower, Mount Terminillo, Rieti, Lazio

Paul Harcourt Davies / Spring Crocus (Crocus vernus) in flower in snow, Campo Imperatore, Gran Sasso, Appennines, Abruzzo, Italy, May

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zupanc / Edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum) plant in flower, Triglav National Park, Slovenia, July 2009

Dietmar Nill / Sharp lobed hepatica (Hepatica nobilis) flower, Germany

Philippe Clement / Yellow Wood Anemone / Buttercup anemone (Anemone ranunculoides) in flower. Luxembourg, April.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Crown Anemone (Anemone coronaria) magenta form, in flower, Gious Kambos, Spili, Crete, April

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Cyclamen (Cyclamen purpurascens) flowers, Meteora, Greece, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Two Cyclamens (Cyclamen persicum) in flower, Akamas peninsula, Cyprus, April 2009

Philippe Clement / Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) among Wild garlic (Allium ursinum) in woodland. Hallerbos, Belgium, spring.

Jean E. Roche / Wild paeony {Paeonia mascula} flower Provence, France

Wild Wonders of Europe/ Bartocha / Gargano Ophrys (Ophrys garganica) flower, Gargano National Park, Gargano Peninsula, Apulia, Italy, April 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Sawfly orchid (Ophrys tenthredinifera) close-up of flower, Gargano National Park, Gargano Peninsula, Apulia, Italy, April 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe/ Bartocha / Naked man / Italian orchid (Orchis italica) in flower, Gargano National Park, Gargano Peninsula, Apulia, Italy, April 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Müller / Pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) in flower, Vieste, Gargano NP, Gargano Peninsula, Apulia, Italy, April 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Müller / Sawfly orchid / Leaf-wasp carrying ophrys (Ophrys tenthredinifera) flowers, Gargano NP, Gargano Peninsula, Apulia, Italy, April 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / French / Spanish lavender (Lavandula stoechas) in flower, Monfrague National Park, Extremadura, Spain, March 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / Columbine (Aquilegia sp) in flower, Slovak Paradise National Park, Slovensky Raj, Slovakia, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / Siberian irises (Iris sibirica) in flower, Eastern Slovakia, Europe, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / Marguerites (Leucanthemum vulgare) in flower, Eastern Slovakia, Europe, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Shpilenok / White Wild tulip (Tulipa schrenkii) Rostovsky Nature Reserve, Rostov Region, Russia, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Biancarelli / Solomon's seal (Polygonatum sp) flowers in Beech wood, Hallerbos, Belgium, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Sage leaved cistus (Cistus salvifloria) in flower, Akamas Peninsula, Cyprus, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Close-up of Pink rockrose (Cistus creticus) flower, Akamas Peninsula, Cyprus, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Biancarelli / Close-up of Lesser periwinkle (Vinca minor) flower, Hallerbos, Belgium, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Biancarelli / Close-up of backlit Bluebell flowers (Hyacinthoides non-scripta / Endymion non-scriptum) Hallerbos, Belgium, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / O. Haarberg / Wild pansy (Viola tricolor) flower, Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Oxford / Peony (Paeonia broteroi) flowers, Sierra de Andújar Natural Park, Mediterranean woodland of Sierra Morena, north east Jaén Province, Andalusia, Spain, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Möllers / Cicada star thisle (Centaurea deusta) flower with water droplets on it, Monte Titano, San Marino, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Möllers / Close-up of Pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) flower, Parco Naturale di Monte Cerreto, San Marino, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Relanzón / Bejeque (Aeonium / Greenovia diplocyla) in flower, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, March 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Two Stemless gentian (Gentiana clusii) flowers, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Scheuchzer's bellflower (Campanula scheuchzeri) flower, Liechtenstein, July 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Alpine aster (Aster alpinus) flower covered in water droplets, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Quinta / Rock rose {Cistus sp} Almograve, Alentejo, Natural Park of South West Alentejano and Costa Vicentina, Portugal, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) in flower, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Rough hawkbit (Leontodon hispidus) flowers, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Narcissus-flowered anemone (Anemone narcissiflora) in flower, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Fringed water lily / Yellow floating heart (Nymphoides peltata) flowers, Hortobagy National Park, Hungary, July 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Oxlip (Primula elatior) in flower, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Spiderwort (Tradescantia) flower with water droplets on petals, Madeira, March 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Three Fringed water lily / Yellow floating heart (Nymphoides peltata) flowers, Hortobagy National Park, Hungary, July 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Pride of Maderia (Echium candicans) flowers, Madeira, March 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zupanc / Gentian (Gentiana alpina) flowers, Triglav National Park, Slovenia, July 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Möllers / Fleabane (Erigeron sp) flowering, Pont-du-Chateau, Auvergne, France, August 2010

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Alpine buttercup (Ranunculus alpestris) flowers, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Crown daisy (Glebionis coronarium) flowers, Kritsa, Crete, Greece, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Two Tulips (Tulipa doerfleri) in flower, Spili, Crete, Greece, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Meadow with Field poppy (Papaver rhoeas) and Crown daisy (Chrysanthemum coronarium) flowers, Limassol, Northern Cyprus, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Spanish broom (Spartium junceum) in flower, Sfaka, Crete, Greece, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Rock tulip (Tulipa saxatilis) flower, Katharo, Crete, Greece, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) flowers in a meadow, Mochlos, Crete, Greece, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Rock tulip (Tulipa saxatilis) flower, Katharo ,Crete, Greece, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Drooping star of bethlehem (Ornithogalum nutans) flower, Katharo, Crete, Greece, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lesniewski / Orange hawkweed (Hieracium aurantiacum). Bieszczady, Carpathian Mountains, Poland, July.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Naples garlic (Allium neapolitanum) flower buds, Akamas peninsula, Cyprus, May 2009

Paul Harcourt Davies,Paul Harcourt Davies / Mayweed (Anthemis sp) and Poppies (Papaver rhoeas) in flower, near Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, June

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Pomegranate (Punica granatum) flower with an aphid on it, Hutovo Blato Nature Park, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Lesser yellow bee orchid (Ophrys sicula) flowers, Katharo, Crete, Greece, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Bermuda buttercup (Oxalis pes caprae) flowers, Akamas peninsula, Cyprus, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / (Fritillaria messanensis) flower, Prina, Crete, Greece, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Orange fire lily (Lilium bulbiferum) North Velebit National Park, Velebit Nature Park, Rewilding Europe area, Velebit mountains, Croatia

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Checkered lily (Fritillaria tendia) in flower, Forca Canapine, Monti Sibillini National Park, Umbria, Italy, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena) in flower, Hutovo Blato Nature Park, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Jensen / Willowherb (fireweed) {Epilobium latifolium} flowering by a stream, Qeqertarsuaq, Disko Bay, Greenland, August 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lesniewski / Mountain web-houseleek (Sempervivum montanum). Bieszczady, Carpathian Mountains, Poland, July.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstr / Buy Brook thistle (Cirsium rivulare) Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, May 2013.

Nick Upton / Pale rose / Turkish wild hollyhock (Alcea / Althaea pallida) flowering with the Aegean sea in the background, near Molyvos, Lesbos / Lesvos Greece, May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Poppies (Papaver rhoeas) with Corn marigolds (Chysanthemum coronarium) growing near the military cemetry, Bolsena, Italy. May. Taken with fisheye lens

Edwin Giesbers / Wild gladiolus (Gladiolus illyricus) flowers, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Mallow leaved bindweed (Convolvulus althaeoides) flowers covered in raindrops, Akamas peninsula, Cyprus, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / Meadow with flowering Corn camomile (Anthemis arvensis) East Slovakia, Europe, June 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Muñoz / French lavender (Lavandula stoechas) in flower, Campanarios de Azaba Biological Reserve, a rewilding Europe Area, Salamanca, Castilla y Leon, Spain

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Two Potentilla brauneana flowers, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Green-winged orchid (Anacamptis morio) in flower, Gargano National Park, Gargano Peninsula, Apulia, Italy, April 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Müller / Pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) in flower, Vieste, Gargano NP, Gargano Peninsula, Apulia, Italy, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Early purple orchids (Orchis mascula) in flower meadow, Forca Canapine, Monti Sibillini National Park, Umbria, Italy, May 2009