Piotr Naskrecki / Orchid (Orchidaceae) flower, Suriname

Ingo Arndt / European Alder (Alnus glutinosa) catkins, Europe

Ingo Arndt / Rosy Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) pair in bloom, plants are harvested for medicinal use, Madagascar

Ingo Arndt / Rosy Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) in bloom, plants are harvested for medicinal use, Madagascar

Jose B. Ruiz / Cut leaved lavender {Lavandula mulitifida} flower head, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Cut leaved lavender {Lavandula mulitifida} flower heads, Spain

Jabruson / Rose flower grown for export {Rosa sp} Nairobi, Kenya organic farm

Jose B. Ruiz / Greenhouse / polytunnel with ornamental flowers, carnations, Spain. Cut flower cultivation

Jose B. Ruiz / Greenhouse / polytunnel with ornamental flowers, Gerbera, Spain. Cut flower cultivation

Jose B. Ruiz / Greenhouse / polytunnel with ornamental flowers, carnations, Spain. Cut flower cultivation

Tim Shepherd / Orchid cut-flower nursery {Dendrobium sp} Bangkok, Thailand

Piotr Naskrecki / Orchid (Mediocalcar sp) flowers, Papua New Guinea

Piotr Naskrecki / Orchid (Dendrobium affine) flowers, Papua New Guinea

Piotr Naskrecki / Orchid (Dendrobium sp) flowers, Papua New Guinea

Christian Ziegler / Water Lily (Nymphaea sp) flower, Lambir Hills National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia