Vondel Park is pretty big. On a beautiful spring day like today, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of people who walk, ride, hang out, smoke pot, play tennis, or pilfer plant-life. Today I found a path with few bikes or people, next to a long pond, with lots of wetland plants alongside. There are many beautiful flowers growing there, including this beauty. It's not just tulips; there are so many lovely flowering plants. Even tiny patches in front of urban houses have scrappy flowering plants. Susan found this flower on the web; it is a tulipa clusiana chrysanthemum 'Tubergen's Gem'

Vondel Red Flower 21-AprilVondel Park is pretty big. On a beautiful spring day like today, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of people who walk, ride, hang out, smoke pot, play tennis, or pilfer plant-life. Today I found a path with few bikes or people, next to a long pond, with lots of wetland plants alongside. There are many beautiful flowers growing there, including this beauty. It's not just tulips; there are so many lovely flowering plants. Even tiny patches in front of urban houses have scrappy flowering plants. Susan found this flower on the web; it is a tulipa clusiana chrysanthemum 'Tubergen's Gem'