For the people of Hanoi, summer is not only the season of the brilliant red phoenix, the faithful purple mausoleum or the golden canary flower in a corner of the sky, but also the most brilliant lotus flower season. In the last days of May, on many alleys and street corners of the capital, we can easily see street vendors with all kinds of white lotuses and pink lotuses gently blooming. On the streets of Hanoi such as Lac Long Quan, Thuy Khue, Hoang Hoa Tham, Nguyen Chi Thanh, Phan Dinh Phung … began to see the appearance of pink lotus bouquets both strange and familiar. The early summer lotus has not yet fully bloomed, but it is still shy in the breath of nature, and still has pure pearl-like dew drops on it. Loads of flower vendors roaming the streets are both gentle, rustic and bring the unique nature of Hanoi. In the area of ​​Quang Ba flower market (Tay Ho) lotus also began to be sold a lot. The image of the lotus flower has long been associated with folk songs and proverbs, associated with the life and people of Vietnam in general and the Ha Thanh people in particular. For every child of the capital, the pure beauty of the lotus flower is one of the indispensable wonderful things when summer comes. The lotus season usually lasts until the beginning of September, but the most beautiful and fragrant flower period is from the end of May to the second half of June. Bach Diep lotus (Quan Am lotus) has a darker pink color with many layers of small petals and a mild fragrance. In addition to pink lotus, white lotus is also very popular. White lotus is native to India, lotus pond owners said, if well cared for, the plant can grow to nearly 2 meters, the roots crawl horizontally under the water about 3 meters. Referring to Hanoi lotus, people often refer to West Lake lotus. But West Lake lotus flowers often bloom late, so at this time, the street vendors are usually imported from Tu Liem, Thanh Tri, Thuong Tin… The flower buds are nestled on the green foliage. Lotus has many uses: Lotus petals are used to decorate dishes, while the rhizome (lotus lotus root) can be used to process many delicious dishes such as soups, soups, stir-fries… Stamens are dried. dried and used to make tea. Lotus seeds can be made milk, dried as raw materials, made medicine… For tea marinating, lotus at the beginning of the season is the most quintessential gift that heaven and earth have bestowed on the people of this region. The flowers have just bloomed, hundreds of petals are cupped, entwined when the fragrance is still bold and sweetest. At the beginning of the season, because the lotus has not yet bloomed, the price is quite high, ranging from 50,000 to 80,000 VND/bundle of 10 flowers. Even many bouquets cost up to over 100,000 VND if you want to add a lotus flower. Cars full of lotus flowers roaming the streets attracting a large number of people to see and choose to buy. The scent of lotus, who has missed it, lingers forever.

The ‘strange’ rice baby flower attracts tourists in Hanoi As noted, in the routes of Hanoi such as Nguyen Trai, Van Cao, Lac Long Quan, … it is not difficult to see cars loaded with rice baby flowers. go all the way, alley. Many people are curious, looking to buy because of the beauty and unique name of this flower. Ms. NPN – a flower buyer said: “I passed by and saw that this flower looks very new, so I bought it to put it in the house”. At Quang Ba flower market, baby rice flowers are also sold throughout the stalls. Ms. Nguyen Thi Loan – a small business seller shared: “This time is very ‘hot’ this flower species because every year does not have, flowers attract visitors because of its strange beauty and long life”. The price of flowers ranges from 60,000 to 100,000 VND, depending on the number of plants and colors. Baby rice flowers are gradually covering the flower carts. The reason flowers are called with the name baby rice because of the small flowers like rice grains. There are two types of flowers are white and pale pink, the color variety is often due to the technique of using dyes. Flowers are often divided into many branches, the tip of the branch will have small flowers growing. In Vietnam, due to the climate and weather, this flower has not been grown in popularity. People often use baby rice to plug in bunches, or to mix with other flowers. Baby rice flower represents purity, fragility, and elegance as the flower’s appearance brings.

Illustration Recognition of the Economic & Urban correspondent in many streets of Hanoi such as Giang Vo, Phan Dinh Phung, Hoang Dao Thuy, Mai Xuan Thuong … lilies have begun to come down the street to serve the needs. of people. In 2020, due to the translation of Covid-19 trumpet is sold at the price of 100,000 – 120,000 VND / bundle of 50 flowers, but there are no customers to buy it, but this year it is only the harvest season, so the selling price is quite high. Currently, the wholesale price of short cotton lilies ranges from 200,000 to 250,000 VND / bundle of 100 flowers, for long cotton, the selling price is up to 300,000 VND / bundle of 100 cotton, retail buyers are priced from 20,000 – 40,000 VND / dozen (depending on on short cotton or long cotton). In addition to selling cotton, small traders also sell by branches, 50,000 VND / 10 branches, customers buy 20 branches at the price of 90,000 VND. Reality shows that playing trumpet is popular, but in order to have a beautiful vase of lilies, the buyer has to plug in 10 to 15 flowers or more, spending about 40,000 – 90,000 VND for our lilies and 60,000 – 100,000 VND for each. with western lilies.
Although the selling price is quite high, the purchasing power still increases strongly. Small traders at Quang Ba flower wholesale market information: Small traders can sell 500-700 cotton, and large traders sell 3,000 – 4,000 cotton / day. The consumption was large, so on this occasion, many small businesses gathered their capital to trade in lilies, while other flowers were halted for sale.
The price is high, the purchasing power increases, so the growers are happy to make a big profit. Mr. Vinh, a household that looks after lilies, shares: Currently, his family is renting 4 acres of land in Ha Mo (Dan Phuong) to grow lilies, on average, her family will bring about 100 bouquets of flowers per day to the flower market. Quang Ba has a trade of 150,000 – 170,000 VND / bunch, is expected to harvest flowers this year after subtracting costs, expected profit of 15 – 20 million VND / rod, calculating the total revenue is estimated at 100 million VND per trumpet season. .
After the Covid-19 epidemic, flower prices are stable and the weather is favorable, this year’s lilies season may last longer than every year, making flower growers believe in a rich harvest regardless of the main flower selling price. service will be mitigated.