Medellin blossoms during traditional flower parade

The Colombian city of Medellin wraps up its annual flower festival.

It had a traditional parade of local flower growers carrying elaborate floral arrangements known as "silletas".

According to organisers, this year's festival attracted more than 20,000 tourists and 510 flower designers.

Colombia's famed flower industry is the largest in the Western Hemisphere and the second largest in the world after the Netherlands.