Ernie Janes / Peony hybrid, 'Show Girl', Norfolk, June.

Eric Baccega / Two Rose Chafer (Cetonia aurata) on Peony flower (Paeonia suffruticosa) Alsace, France, May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Male peony (Paeonia mascula) in flower in woodland, Monte St Angelo, Gargano, Puglia, Italy. April.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Male peony (Paeonia mascula) in flower, Monte St Angelo, Gargano, Puglia, Italy. April.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Poet's narcissus (Narcissus poeticus) in flower in woodland, nr Monte St Angelo, Gargano, Puglia, Italy. April.

Milan Radisics / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) at the base of a peony bush in a cottage garden, Vertes Mountains, Hungary.