Girls sit for hours on flower altars in this ancient tradition. A young girl does her part to celebrate the festival of La Maya, which marks the arrival of spring in Colmenar Viejo, Spain.

OVER A MILLION locally-grown carnations will feature in one of Valencia’s brightest coloured events on July 30- the traditional ‘Battle of the Flowers’. 40 floats will parade on the city’s ...

The first two species exist only in yellow colors. Avalanche flowers have a yellow center and white petals, while Erlicheer differs from others with an interesting flower shape that looks like velvet.