Plum blossoms, China Mar 7, 2025

Plum blossoms, China

Plum blossoms, a muse for countless artists and writers, bloom as symbols of endurance and elegance. These flowers of the Prunus mume tree bloom in late winter to early spring. Native to China, the tree has also been introduced to Japan, Korea and Vietnam.

© zhikun sun/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

An iridescent view
Mar 7, 2024Roques de Benet, Els Ports Natural Park, Catalonia, Spain

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Oct 11, 2024Wood duck, Quebec, Canada
Dec 14, 2024Northern hawk-owl, Canada
Jan 27, 2024Northern hawk owl
Nov 20, 2023Gathering Place, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
May 7, 2024A duckling swimming in a water meadow, Suffolk, England
Jun 25, 2025Glastonbury Festival begins
Feb 24, 2025Giant cuttlefish, Whyalla, South Australia, Australia
Mar 6, 2024Wahclella Falls, Oregon, USA
Aug 27, 2023Jeju Island, South Korea
Take a hike!
Oct 21, 2025Happy Diwali!
Jun 14, 2025Cinque Torri, Dolomiti, Cortina d’Ampezzo, Belluno, Veneto, Italy
Get ready for the blood moon
May 28, 2024The Monastery of Roussanou, Greece
Apr 21, 2024Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, USA
A beautiful labyrinth
Apr 8, 2024Burrowing owl chicks
Aug 10, 2025World Lion Day
Why is this cliffside ablaze?
Blue as far as the eye can see
Feb 9, 2025Alstrom Point, Lake Powell, United States
The world’s greatest oasis?
Jun 4, 2025Cala Luna beach, Sardinia, Italy
Where the humpback whale sings
Jul 8, 2025Seceda, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy
Sport where you least expect it
Look up, incoming…
Sep 26, 2024Blue-throated toucanet, Los Quetzales National Park, Costa Rica
Sep 26, 2023Venice Skatepark, Los Angeles, California
Feb 5, 2024Monarch butterflies