Yellow brown Osteospermum 
Eight of the eleven poppies in the noon day sun
Summer Garden delights shows two images of startling flowers captured in the garden today. The first image shows an an Osteospermum, possibly the Sunshine Beauty variety. This flower is also known as African daisy and I believe it originates from South Africa. I love the shades of the flower petals as they turn from white to yellow to brown in the summer sun
The second image shows eight of the eleven large red poppies in the back border. Three are yet to burst bud. The sun shines through the petals in this mid day capture. It gives the feel of having a light bulb behind them. These poppies have large bright red bowls formed by their flower petals and they have large black centres. A close up of these centres can appear as if they are large spiders!. The RHS website has more information on poppies.
It really is a joy to sit out in the garden in this lovely warm weather and see the summer garden delights. The Compass Photography website has a page of eight images of the startling flowers, all captured today. Follow the link