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Roaming through the roads of Vietnam from the far north, Lung Cu, to the southern tip, Ca Mau, at any time of the year, one can encounter dazzling flower seasons. Let's take a look at the most beautiful flower seasons throughout the 12 months of the year!
Exploring Vietnam: Witnessing Astonishing Flower Seasons
January:
– Cherry Blossoms – Northwest: As the chilly winter winds pass and the warm rays of spring arrive, cherry blossoms begin to bloom all over the mountainsides and hillsides. The wild beauty of the forest cherry blossoms has inspired countless travelers to hit the road.
Despite flaunting its beauty throughout the highlands of Northwest Vietnam, Sa Pa cherry blossoms still attract more tourists. Not only are the flowers large and thick-petaled, but they also bloom even in the freezing cold. From December to February is the time when Sa Pa cherry blossoms flourish. If you're lucky when you come here, you might even see snowfall. In the middle of winter, Moc Chau surprises visitors with early-blooming French cherry blossoms. French cherry blossoms have a lighter color and fewer petals compared to the forest cherry variety that usually blooms on every lunar New Year in Moc Chau. This new cherry variety quickly adapted to the climate and soil of Moc Chau, now becoming one of the unique features of this land of mist and clouds.
Witnessing the Early Bloom of Cherry Blossoms in Vietnam
– Apricot Blossoms – Southwest: While cherry blossoms bloom early in few places, the faint pink apricot blossoms dotted amidst white mustard flower fields make the beauty of Moc Chau Plateau shimmering and unique. At the beginning of spring, wild apricot blossoms in the villages of the Mong people in Long Luong commune look like paradise with their enchanting pink hues.
February:
– Milk Flowers – Hanoi: In Hanoi, milk flowers are not planted on specific streets but scattered along a few. Each street has at most 3 trees, creating the unique beauty of this flower. Walking around the streets of Hanoi around the end of March, you can fully appreciate the beauty of milk flowers. At that time, around the Giang Vo Lake area, Phan Chu Trinh Street, Phan Dinh Phung Street, Hoang Hoa Tham Street, or Thanh Nien Road... you can encounter clusters of pure white milk flowers blooming in a corner of the sky.
– Apricot, Plum Blossoms – Moc Chau: Only blooming from early February to two to three weeks later, Northwest apricot and plum blossoms are like a brief paradise for those who truly love to immerse themselves in the white hues of flowers. The white plum blossoms, faint pink apricot blossoms, gentle hues, delicate petals like veins running on each flower petal... create a truly fresh and elegant scene for this mountainous region. The most beautiful are the tall plum and apricot trees towering above, their branches intertwining to form a net woven from tens of thousands of flowers, then the highland sun slowly falls, pouring through the net filtering from the faint-colored flower petals, creating a scene that we only need to walk under to see that this life is worth living.
March:
– Rice Flower – Hanoi: Rice flowers, also known as wood cotton or bombax ceiba, are familiar flowers in the rural areas of Northern Vietnam. Rice flowers, the fire torch of childhood memories for many generations, bloom signaling the end of spring to make way for the bright summer days. The sight of the bright red rice flowers not only creates a peaceful beauty but also touches the hearts of those who are far from home, reminiscing about their homeland and childhood memories. Rice flowers bloom to mark the transition from spring to summer, with their bright red blossoms resembling flames in the sky. March is the time when rice flowers bloom most brilliantly, flocking to the Huong Pagoda festival where visitors sit on boats floating gently on the Yen stream, while admiring the clusters of rice flowers on both banks.
– Bauhinia – Northwest: Every year, around the lunar February, with warm sunny weather, in the Northwest region, Bauhinia flowers begin to bloom white on the mountains and forests. Bauhinia flowers blooming signal the arrival of spring. If the flowers bloom across the region, the faint fragrant scent promises a season of abundant rain and a harmonious breeze, a season of bumper crops. Bauhinia flowers come in many colors: red, purple, but mostly white. If you have ever visited Son La or Dien Bien, you cannot resist the beauty when white bauhinia blooms. When visiting Moc Chau during the bauhinia season, tourists also have the opportunity to participate in the Htet Cha festival of the Thai people here. The festival is held annually, around March 23 - 26.
– Coffee Flower – Central Highlands: March is the best time of the year to visit the Central Highlands. This is not only the season of bees collecting nectar, elephants going down the river to drink water, but also the season of white coffee flowers blooming on the branches. In the early cold season, the tiny, delicate, white flowers cover the coffee plantations, giving the atmosphere of a 'white spring.' Along the red basalt roads, with both sides covered with white flowers, you can feel the scent of coffee wafting in the breeze.
April:
– Trumpet Flower – Hanoi: In April, intertwined with the summer melody, is the time when trucks full of trumpet flowers roam the streets of the capital. These days, it seems like everyone wants to slow down a bit, stop by the street vendors, and buy delicate white flowers with a pure fragrance. The flower season comes and goes quickly. Sometimes people haven't realized that the flower season has arrived when the trumpet flowers have already withered. From inside the house to the streets, from the modest shanty to the luxurious villa, on the basket of a simple bicycle to the elegant luxury car, in ordinary porcelain vases or expensive crystal vases..., the trumpet flowers remain simple, modest, and noble.
– Rhododendron – Fansipan: Rhododendrons bloom all year round, but the most beautiful time is around April. As a naturally growing species, the flowers are brightly colored and diverse in red, pink, yellow, white... To admire this flower, there is nowhere better than Hoang Lien National Park (Lao Cai) - known as the 'kingdom of rhododendrons.' The blooming flowers also coincide with the dry season, favorable for conquering the roof of Indochina. Therefore, combining conquering the roof of Indochina and admiring the rhododendrons is an excellent choice for those who love challenges.
– Orchid – Northwest: In the days of April, from Yen Bai, Lao Cai to Tuyen Quang, Ha Giang... everywhere is adorned with a beautiful flower: the orchid. This mountainous flower only flourishes when the late spring rains, early summer showers cool the mountainous forests. The white orchids, like snowflakes, dot the young green leaves, a simple, rustic beauty.
May:
– Lagerstroemia – Hanoi: Lagerstroemia and phoenix flowers are two special flowers of student life, of exam season and farewell season to school. The two types of flowers follow each other to make up the colors of a long summer. As the purple hue of lagerstroemia fades with the summer rains, it is also the time when phoenix flowers begin to burn brightly in the summer sun.
– Phoenix – Hai Phong: Unlike the challenging search for rhododendrons, Hai Phong's red phoenix flowers are like a welcoming invitation for tourists every summer. With thousands of phoenix trees planted along the roads, the city is overflowing with the red color of blooming flowers. Visiting the coastal city, tourists can also immerse themselves in beautiful beaches like Do Son, Cat Ba.
– Orchid – Saigon: Few notice when orchids begin to bloom. Just one morning waking up, seeing the petals fluttering down, people suddenly look up to see the golden canopy shining brightly. In fact, the golden orchid season often starts very early, when the cold days have passed and the sky begins to warm up again. But at that time, only a few branches were quietly, gently blooming. The perennial branches spread their cool shade, gradually accumulating living resin inside. When the sun fiercely scorches the earth with its golden rays, squeezing out the last drops of water, the intense resin inside bursts out with golden orchids. The scorching heat of Saigon's midday seems to be softened by the color of orchids. Walking amidst the quiet golden canopy, one's heart feels peaceful.
– Alstonia Scholaris – Saigon: There is a very special season that people call the 'wind flower season' in Saigon - the season of falling Alstonia Scholaris flowers. When summer arrives, the sound of scattered cicadas can be heard somewhere on the leaves, then the Alstonia Scholaris trees release fruits and flowers on many streets. Especially in the early morning or late afternoon, each gust of wind swirls thousands of red-brown petals like spinning tops before they touch the ground. Alstonia Scholaris falls create a drizzle of brown color following the cool breeze, accidentally falling on the bodies of passersby, creating a sense of wonder when looking up at each spinning petal, many pedestrians unintentionally step on them, creating crunchy sounds that are unfamiliar.
June:
– Lotus – Hanoi: In June, what could be more beautiful than lotus ponds. From 4:30 in the morning, those who pick lotus are skillfully maneuvering boats in the pond. The large and budding lotus flowers will be picked and brought home. Some of the freshly picked flowers will be tied into bundles and sold to early buyers, while the rest will be soaked with fresh tea. Others will be carefully separated to extract only the stamens for tea infusion. Along the edge of the pond, delicate lotus petals exude a gentle fragrance. On early summer mornings, come to the lotus pond to enjoy the lotus scent, brew sweet lotus tea, and admire a serene West Lake.
As per Traveltimes.vn
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Reference: Travel guide by Mytour
MytourJuly 6, 2016
