United States Postal Service Postage Stamps — Sheet of 20, 20 stamps

Poppy and coneflower are flowers native to the United States, and the contrast of the two classic American beauties is highlighted in this definitive dimes stamp available in 20 panels. This stamp features a variety of ten flowers, six white poppies and four purple coneflowers, and a hint of greenery, all on a yellow-hued cream background. To create the image, the photographer backlit the arrangement of the flowers in a light box and combined multiple photographic exposures, resulting in a luminous and transparent appearance. He also scanned a sheet of aged paper and in post-production added the scan as background to the floral image. The flowers were grown in his backyard in Berkeley, California. Poppies are members of the Papaveraceae family and the genus Papaver is particularly popular for gardening. With delicate tissue-like flowers, the poppies are vibrantly colored, come in white, orange, yellow, blue, purple and red. They have four to six petals with a ring of stamens in the center of the flower and come in single and double flowers. Poppies can be annuals or short-lived perennials and appear from mid-spring to summer. Getting their name from the raised cone center of the flower, coneflowers are also commonly called by their genus name, Echinacea, from the Greek word for "hedgehog". With long, drooping purple rays extending from the central cone, the purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) is one of the most common. They bloom in mid-summer and can normally reach about four feet tall. They are popular with both gardeners and pollinators, attracting butterflies, bees and songbirds.

• Enjoy a delicate still life with Poppies and Coneflowers stamp.
• The Poppies and Coneflowers stamp is issued as a definitive stamp of 10 cents and is offered in panels of 20.
• The stamp features 10 flowers, 4 purple coneflowers and 6 white poppies, on a yellow tone cream background.
• To create the image, photographer Harold Davis backlit the arrangement of the flowers in a light box and combined multiple photographic exposures, resulting in a luminous and transparent look.
• The flowers were grown in his backyard in Berkeley, California.