Annually, as the vernal and estival epochs unfold, meadows across the globe are suffused with a vivid tableau of floriferous splendor. Tulips, sunflowers, lupines, and bluebonnets unfurl their svelte petals, casting a resplendent aura over the terrain. These botanical pageants, ephemeral in their tenure, leave behind a perennial legacy through captured imagery.

Enclosed herein are eighteen snapshots celebrating the zenith of these renowned floral expanses.

Furano’s flower fields in Hokkaido, Japan, are famous for its lavender fields, but also feature poppies, lupines, and rape blossoms.

Outside the Spanish town of Carmona, sunflower fields span 5,000 hectares.

The 1,360-acre Blue Forest in Halle, Belgium, is carpeted with bluebells.

The canola flower fields in Luoping, China, are bursting with yellow flowers

Lake Tekapo, located on New Zealand’s south island, is a popular spot to see lupine flowers.

Kaas Plateau in Maharashtra, India, contains more than 450 kinds of flowers over 1,000 acres.

Hitachi Seaside Park in Ibaraki, Japan, contains 350 hectares of flowers.

Muleshoe Bend in Texas features a hiking trail that loops through fields of bluebonnets.

Sunflowers bloom all over Tuscany, Italy.

Lavender fields flourish across Provence, France.

Over 50 acres of Tecolote Giant Ranunculus flowers brighten up the Carlsbad Flower Fields in California.

The Floriade festival in Canberra, Australia, celebrates spring with over 1 million tulips.

Mayfield Lavender Farm in Banstead, England, spans 25 acres.

Skagit Valley in Washington is lined with rows and rows of millions of colorful tulips.

There are eight miles of trails to explore in Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve in Lancaster, California.

Keukenhof Gardens in Lisse, the Netherlands, is one of the most well-known flower gardens in the world.

Petals from the Confetti Flower Field in Worcestershire, England, are used as actual confetti for weddings and other celebrations.

Lupines bloom all around Iceland, but one of the most scenic places to see them is at the base of Vestrahorn