Thanks Jimmy,\
I may go back with my reflectors and give it another look. I very much appreciate your insights.
What I was wanting from this shot was a more environmental picture of the flower (i guess that comes from my main experience of documenting wildflowers found in this park) illustrating not only the plants, but their preferred habitat, so I tend to leave some detail of the rest of the plant in the background without detracting from the single central subject. I am not sure how well I achieved that. I am often criticized for leaving my BG's "too busy".
Thanks again