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For flower enthusiasts, Tet flowers are a must-have, seen as flowers that bring both spiritual and material value to the Lunar New Year.
Top Tet Flowers for Flower Aficionados
Traditional Golden Apricot Blossoms
These are the absolute must-have Tet flowers for every household and are beloved by many. Traditional apricot blossoms feature small golden flowers with five petals, relatively large leaves, robust growth, and can live for hundreds of years. However, the downside of these varieties is that the flowers are relatively small and have fewer petals compared to hybrid varieties.
Grand Prosperity Apricot Blossoms
The Grand Prosperity Apricot Blossom lives up to its name, boasting larger and thicker dimensions compared to other apricot varieties, with each flower featuring up to 36 petals stacked attractively. This hybrid variety offers numerous advantages, including a longer flowering period, larger and more vibrant-colored flowers. Additionally, grafting it with other apricot trees can shorten the harvesting time and yield higher economic returns.
The Grand Prosperity Apricot Blossom is highly favored for its beauty in each individual flower as well as its vibrant golden hue. According to folklore, this blossom symbolizes wealth, prosperity, and good fortune.
White Apricot Blossom
Also known as the White Apricot Blossom, this variety has been around for ages. It is a small woody plant with a lifespan of over 50 years and can reach heights of 2-3 meters. White Apricot Blossoms thrive in tropical climates and do not flower when planted in cold regions.
White apricot blossoms have intertwining young branches and buds in white, making them easily distinguishable from other apricot varieties. Typically, White Apricot Blossoms have only 5 yellow petals. After extensive cultivation and hybridization, some varieties may have up to 12 or 24 petals. For those unfamiliar with apricots, this variety may be challenging to identify as it looks quite different from traditional golden apricots.
Red Apricot Blossom
The Red Apricot Blossom, known to be imported from China, has gained popularity in recent years. This variety is characterized by its petite stature yet strikingly large and vibrant red flowers.
This particular variety of apricot is also quite expensive, with prices reaching several million Vietnamese dong for a relatively small tree. Being an imported species, it can pose challenges for those unfamiliar with cultivating various types of apricots.
Fortune Quartet Apricot Blossom
The Fortune Quartet Apricot Blossom, also known as the 'double degree apricot', originates from Thailand. It features five yellow petals with each petal approximately 4cm in diameter. What sets this blossom apart is that after the petals fall off, the sepals gradually turn red, enveloping the pistil to form a beautiful and vibrant red flower. This flower is widely popular in Vietnam due to its ease of cultivation and auspicious name, believed to bring luck and prosperity to families.
By Mytour
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