Advertisement
Singapore markets closed

  • Straits Times Index

    3,292.93
    -3.96 (-0.12%)
     

  • Nikkei

    38,236.07
    -37.98 (-0.10%)
     

  • Hang Seng

    18,475.92
    +268.79 (+1.48%)
     

  • FTSE 100

    8,213.49
    +41.34 (+0.51%)
     

  • Bitcoin USD

    62,956.93
    +3,550.80 (+5.98%)
     

  • CMC Crypto 200

    1,359.39
    +82.41 (+6.45%)
     

  • S&P 500

    5,127.79
    +63.59 (+1.26%)
     

  • Dow

    38,675.68
    +450.02 (+1.18%)
     

  • Nasdaq

    16,156.33
    +315.37 (+1.99%)
     

  • Gold

    2,310.10
    +0.50 (+0.02%)
     

  • Crude Oil

    77.99
    -0.96 (-1.22%)
     

  • 10-Yr Bond

    4.5000
    -0.0710 (-1.55%)
     

  • FTSE Bursa Malaysia

    1,589.59
    +9.29 (+0.59%)
     

  • Jakarta Composite Index

    7,134.72
    +17.30 (+0.24%)
     

  • PSE Index

    6,615.55
    -31.00 (-0.47%)
     

In Photos: The Fall Wildflower Bloom

  • <p>Every year in California's Owens River Valley,Rabbitbrush and fall cottonwoods bloom in beautiful shades of yellow.</p>
    1/13

    Owens River Valley, CA

    Every year in California's Owens River Valley,Rabbitbrush and fall cottonwoods bloom in beautiful shades of yellow.

    John Short/Getty Images

  • <p>During autumn in Dumfries, Scotland, a blanket of white wildflowers covers the forest floor.</p>
    2/13

    Dumfries, Scotland

    During autumn in Dumfries, Scotland, a blanket of white wildflowers covers the forest floor.

    John Short/Getty Images

  • <p>The evergreenheathershrub blooms every year in Norland, West Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. The effect is a purplecarpet, usually in the moorland areas.</p>
    3/13

    Norland, West Yorkshire, UK.

    The evergreenheathershrub blooms every year in Norland, West Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. The effect is a purplecarpet, usually in the moorland areas.

    chris2766/iStock/Getty Images

  • <p>Purple autumn crocuses bloom in a field inPirkuli, Azerbaijan.</p>
    4/13

    Pirkuli, Azerbaijan

    Purple autumn crocuses bloom in a field inPirkuli, Azerbaijan.

    alexmumu/iStock/Getty Images

  • <p>A field of vibrant cosmos blossom at National Azumino Park inNagano, Japan.</p>
    5/13

    National Azumino Park, Nagano, Japan.

    A field of vibrant cosmos blossom at National Azumino Park inNagano, Japan.

    magicflute002/iStock/Getty Images

  • <p>Blooming yellowdesert shrubs surround the rock formations at Mitten Rock,New Mexico.</p>
    6/13

    Mitten Rock, NM

    Blooming yellowdesert shrubs surround the rock formations at Mitten Rock,New Mexico.

    Tim Fitzharris/Getty Images

  • <p>Gorse and heather blossom on the slopes of Haytor Dartmoor National Park in the United Kingdom.</p>
    7/13

    Haytor Dartmoor National Park, UK

    Gorse and heather blossom on the slopes of Haytor Dartmoor National Park in the United Kingdom.

    ASC Photography/Getty Images

  • <p>Fireweed flowers blaze in a field in Glacier National Park, Montana.</p>
    8/13

    Glacier National Park, MT.

    Fireweed flowers blaze in a field in Glacier National Park, Montana.

    Adam Jones/Getty Images

  • <p>Yellow autumn wildflowers blanket a valleyin the West Coast Range of Tasmania, Australia.</p>
    9/13

    Tasmania, Australia.

    Yellow autumn wildflowers blanket a valleyin the West Coast Range of Tasmania, Australia.

    Rob Blakers/Getty Images

  • <p>Purple asters and yellow goldenrod flower at the Blue Creek Conservation area in Ohio.</p>
    10/13

    Blue Creek Conservation, OH

    Purple asters and yellow goldenrod flower at the Blue Creek Conservation area in Ohio.

    mshake/iStock/Getty Images

  • <p>A field of goldenrod flowerssurround a red maplein Vermont. Here, fall foliage meets massive wildflower bloom.</p>
    11/13

    Vermont

    A field of goldenrod flowerssurround a red maplein Vermont. Here, fall foliage meets massive wildflower bloom.

    Mother Daughter Press/Getty Images

  • <p>Crocus flowers grow in the autumnin Abbotswood, Gloucestershire in the United Kingdom.</p>
    12/13

    Gloucestershire, UK

    Crocus flowers grow in the autumnin Abbotswood, Gloucestershire in the United Kingdom.

    Ron Evans/Getty Images

  • <p>A field of purple wildflowers bloomsat Crawford Notchin New Hampshire's White Mountains.</p>
    13/13

    White Mountains, NH

    A field of purple wildflowers bloomsat Crawford Notchin New Hampshire's White Mountains.

    George Oze/Alamy

<p>Every year in California's Owens River Valley,Rabbitbrush and fall cottonwoods bloom in beautiful shades of yellow.</p>
<p>During autumn in Dumfries, Scotland, a blanket of white wildflowers covers the forest floor.</p>
<p>The evergreenheathershrub blooms every year in Norland, West Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. The effect is a purplecarpet, usually in the moorland areas.</p>
<p>Purple autumn crocuses bloom in a field inPirkuli, Azerbaijan.</p>
<p>A field of vibrant cosmos blossom at National Azumino Park inNagano, Japan.</p>
<p>Blooming yellowdesert shrubs surround the rock formations at Mitten Rock,New Mexico.</p>
<p>Gorse and heather blossom on the slopes of Haytor Dartmoor National Park in the United Kingdom.</p>
<p>Fireweed flowers blaze in a field in Glacier National Park, Montana.</p>
<p>Yellow autumn wildflowers blanket a valleyin the West Coast Range of Tasmania, Australia.</p>
<p>Purple asters and yellow goldenrod flower at the Blue Creek Conservation area in Ohio.</p>
<p>A field of goldenrod flowerssurround a red maplein Vermont. Here, fall foliage meets massive wildflower bloom.</p>
<p>Crocus flowers grow in the autumnin Abbotswood, Gloucestershire in the United Kingdom.</p>
<p>A field of purple wildflowers bloomsat Crawford Notchin New Hampshire's White Mountains.</p>
Travel + Leisure Staff

Most people associate fall with arrival of vibrant foliage;spectacular reds, oranges, and yellows blankettowns around the worldwhile tree-lined roads are set ablaze by the changing leaves. Butoften-overlooked are thethe wildflower blooms that happenin destinations across the planet. It might seem unusualflowers blooming in the fall, rather than in the spring or summerbut these blossoms are well worth planning an autumntrip around.

From the deserts of California to southern Scotland, from Tasmania to Azerbaijan, beautifulwildflowers pop up all over the world at the end of the summer: and we're willing to bet you'll find them just as fantastic as thefoliage-covered towns in New England.So if you were planning that fall road tripjust based on where to do the best leaf peeping, check out the photos below. You may very well wantto add a few destinations to your itinerary.