Peculiar

I passed this very peculiar growth on my way to work this morning...The buds looked like small wasp's nests, you can see them in the picture even though they're not in focus. I took a few pictures where I focused on them but I think the flower is beautiful too, so I had some trouble choosing witch to publish..
Does anyone know what kind of flower it is? It grew right from the pavement in central Stockholm, Sweden.

The ladybird is just a bonus. :)