Dong Lei / Poppy (Meconopsis punicea) in habitat, Serxu, Shiqu county, Sichuan Province, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China. August.

Dong Lei / Blue poppy (Meconopsis lyrata) Kawakarpo Mountain, Meri Snow Mountain National Park, Yunnan Province, China.

Nigel Cattlin / Cabbage (Brassica oleracea) crop wilted due to Clubroot (Plasmodiophora brassicae) allotment soil infection. England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Barren brome (Bromus sterilis) unripe nodding panicle.

Chris Mattison / Living stone plant (Lithops dorotheae) one of the 'living stones' plants, in cultivation. It is in transitional stage, with the old leaves withering and new ones emerging. Native to South Afri...

Pascal Tordeux / Field of cut grass, Pas De Calais, France, July 2016.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Ancient Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) showing complex branch systems, Abernethy Forest, Abernethy National Nature Reserve, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, October.

Bernard Castelein / Marsh helleborine (Epipactis palustris) flowers, Groot Schietveld, Wuustwezel, Belgium, June.

Chris Mattison / Ivy leaved cyclamen (Cyclamen hederifolium) in flower, Italy, November.

Ross Hoddinott / Common poppies (Papaver rhoeas) backlit in evening light, Polly / Porth Joke, Pentire, Newquay, Cornwall, UK, July.

MYN / Carsten Krieger / Bell heather (Erica cinerea) flowers withering, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, August. meetyourneighbours.net project

Chien Lee / Rafflesia (Rafflesia cantleyi) flower takes just one day to fully open and lasts for only three days before withering, Royal Belum State Park, Malaysia