Queen, Center Stage © 2010 Bo Mackison

This simple purple flower, a Japanese anemone, is formally known as ‘Queen Charlotte’. I was attracted to this particular flower because two of the yellow stamens have bent towards the center of the flower. With a little imagination, I can see a little butterfly kiss. This flower is also called a windflower.

Photographed at Allen Centennial Gardens on the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison.