Flowers everywhere

We live in one of the largest flower seed producing cities in America and during May and June the streets are alive with the prettiest colors. I stopped and took some shots the other day from the car so they aren't the best but at least you can see the all the rows of flowers.

That's an artichoke flower. The artichoke gets to the point where you think its going to rot and then it burst and this vibrant purple flowers emerges!!