As the Year of the Dragon is just around the corner, the shopping atmosphere has been warmed up day by day. This year, the market sees a wide range of flowers and ornamental plants put up for sale to meet consumers’ taste and demand.

Kumquat bonsai is among many people’s favourite choices of ornamental plants for Tet. The photo is taken at a shop on Cu Chinh Lan street in Phuong Lam ward, Hoa Binh city.
Whenever a
Lunar New Year (Tet) comes and the spring arrives, families often buy flowers
and ornamental plants to decorate their homes. In Hoa Binh city, many flower
and plant shops have welcomed a large number of visitors and buyers on these
days. Most sellers have increased flowers and plants for sale by three - four
times compared to normal days to meet people’s demand.
Nguyen Phuong
Thuy, owner of the Giap Thuy garden on An Duong Vuong street of Thai Binh ward
(Hoa Binh city), said to meet the Tet flower demand, her shop has purchased
more flowers and ornamental plants for sale since the end of the 11thlunar month. Most of the flowers have bright and fast colours and are fresh for
a long time. Meanwhile, small ornamental plants that can be put on tables or
hung and suitable for small spaces like "do quyen” (Rhododendron), orchids, "trang nguyen” (Euphorbia
pulcherrima), "da yen
thao” (Petunia hybrida), and daisy are also available. The shop also offers the
plants believed to be good for house owners’ fortune like "kim ngan” (Pachira
Aquatica), "kim tien” (Zamioculcas
zamiifolia), "phu quy” (Aglaonema
hybrid), and "ngoc
ngan” (Osaka
White Aglaonema).
Most of the
flowers and plants hail from Van Giang district of Hung Yen province, she said,
adding that prices do not vary much, from over 100,000 VND (4 USD) to several
millions of VND each plant.
Tran Thi Ngoc,
owner of a shop in the vicinity of Hoa Binh Square in Quynh Lam ward (Hoa Binh
city), said that this year, she sells mainly "nhat chi mai” (Prunus
Mume Sieb & Zucc), which was
often displayed by rich families during Tet in the past. As this plant could be
shaped in many beautiful forms, many families have chosen it to decorate their
homes in recent years. Each plant is sold at about 700,000 VND – several
millions of VND.
Besides,
traditional plants like peach blossoms, kumquat trees, and yellow apricot
blossoms with diverse shapes and prices are also put up for sale in the
vicinity of Hoa Binh Square, markets, gardens, and shops across Hoa Binh city.
To meet
consumers’ demand, some gardens also rent out ornamental plants. Consumers can
also use growers’ plant caring service for one year and bring it home when Tet
comes.
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