The most beautiful hikes for spring wildflowers in the world
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As the chills and snowstorms of winter give way to the climbing temperatures and rain of spring, something magical is happening. If you’re hoping to see the most brilliant flower displays, though, you might need to travel a bit farther than your own backyard. Unlike the curated and constructed beauty of organized gardens, wildflower displays have a strikingly haphazard appeal.
Nature Trail, Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
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The Great Smoky Mountains are home to more than 1,600 species of flowering plants. Explore the Cove Hardwood Self-Guided Nature Trail for some of the best sights. And the best time to visit is in late April. But stunning hepaticas and trout-lilies begin to show earlier. Also look for yellow trillium, white fringed phacelia, squirrel corn, wild ginger, white trillium, and Dutchman's britches, according to Hiking in the Smokys.
Kawachi Fujien, Japan
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This is one of the most colorful places on Earth. You will be enthralled as soon as you walk in because of the park’s majestically pastel-colored tunnel full of about 150 Wisteria plants. As you walk the pathway, breathe in the fresh flowery scent and take in the surrounding violet, blue, white and pink flowers. Visit in the beginning of May when the flowers are in full bloom.
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