Multiple rows of verbena flowers form a purple carpet of vivid blossoms in Hohhot, capital city of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Aug 17. The purple verbenas planted along the banks of the Daheihe River are currently attracting hordes of flower lovers to take pictures. [Photo/northnews.cn]

Verbena flowers are popular with tourists because of their rich purple color and long flowering period. [Photo/northnews.cn]

A delighted boy strolls through the thousands of flowers festooning the fields in Hohhot, on Aug 17. [Photo/northnews.cn]

A girl stands among the rows of purple flowers. [Photo/northnews.cn]