The end of winter heralds the arrival of spring, and with it the sublime blossoming of seasonal flowers. Tourists from all over the world flock to enjoy and admire the beauty of these colourful seasonal flowers. This magnificent spectacle can be seen in many places around the world. From the famous cherry blossom in Japan to the extremely rare lily blossom in Taiwan, the botanical world has plenty to surprise you.
Parc de Keukenhof, Pays Bas
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Covering an area of 190 hectares, the park features millions of flowers throughout the year. Among them are the park's most famous flowers, the Baby Blue Eyes. It's this flower that has made the park even more famous than before. The plant is aptly named for its intriguing colour. Also known as harmony nemophilia, these flowers grow mainly in April.
Parc Hitachi au Japon
- © Joshua R. Hawley / 123RFThis is the largest floral park in the world. Keukenhof covers 32,000 hectares, 15,000 of which are given over to tulips! 1.4 million visitors come every year between the end of March and mid-May to admire these colourful floral displays. In the park, floral shows are presented in several exhibition pavilions where the public can admire arrangements created by horticulturists.
Keukenhof, Pays-Bas
- © Tatiana BRALNINA / 123RFThis rural community between Seville and Cordoba in Andalusia boasts a sunflower field covering more than 30,000 hectares. Asian tourists love it here, with around 4,000 visiting the fields every year. In Asia, the sunflower is a symbol of life, light and energy, but there are very few of them there, hence their enthusiasm at the sight of these flowers.
Champs de tournesols en Andalousie
- © SAN HOYANO / 123RFIt's one of the most famous flower shows in the world. Cherry blossoms, also known as "Sakura", have always been admired for their distinctive colour. They symbolise "the beauty of things and the fragility of existence". With the arrival of spring, and therefore the blossoming of these flowers, Japan sees a meteoric rise in tourism. The Land of the Rising Sun attracts 8 million visitors every year thanks to this flower.
Cerisiers en fleur au Japon
- © NUNNAPAS NOIWISET / 123RFEvery year, wild hyacinths bloom for a whole week, transforming Hal's woods into a carpet of blue and purple. Flower lovers can take advantage of this natural moment at the end of April.
Jacinthes sauvages, Belgique
- © Durk Talsma / 123RFHualien, in Taiwan, is one of the few places in the world where the Oriental Lily still grows. This orange colour lights up everything in its path, and the field can be seen from dozens of kilometres away. As these are rare flowers, close access is forbidden to flower lovers, but the thousands of tourists are quite happy to take a selfie from a distance.
Hualien, Taiwan
- © Tsai / 123RFIn Provence, the deep blue of the Mediterranean is echoed by the purple ocean of lavender fields. Its visual beauty is matched only by its fragrance, and its essential oil is in great demand the world over. As well as being used in perfumery, lavender is also used for medicinal purposes: it is antiseptic and bactericidal, and soothes insect bites. It is a difficult flower to grow, growing at altitudes of between 600 and 1,400 metres, which explains why there are so few tourists.
Champs de lavande, Provence
- © Béatrice PREVE / 123RFPhlox moss is derived from cherry blossom, and its Japanese name "shibazakura" means "cherry-grass". Near Lake Motosu, at the foot of Mount Fuji, the land is tinged with pink, red, purple and white stripes. This multicoloured expanse of 800,000 shibazakura blossoms from mid-April, before the astonished eyes of walkers.
Phlox Mousse, Mont Fuji
- © Anothai thiansawang / 123RFThe Dubai Miracle Garden, located in the Dubailand district, is a floral masterpiece and home to almost 50 million flowers over 7 hectares. Everything there is in bloom - the houses, passageways, tunnels - it's a floral paradise. You can also discover the world's largest floral arrangement, which has been validated by the Guinness World Record. It would be hard to miss this reproduction of an Airbus A380 made entirely of flowers.
Dubai Miracle Garden
- © Gerold Grotelueschen / 123RFIt's in the southern hemisphere, on the shores of Lake Tekapo, that these rare and very special flowers can be seen. In New Zealand, the Lupin is considered a weed, but for most, it's a quality flower. This eye-catching shade of mauve attracts the most curious. The plant's unusual shape also attracts the admiration of tourists.
Lac Tekapo, Nouvelle Zélande
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