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Hanoi brilliantly with flowers in the Summer
Mai Nguyen 13:17, 2017/06/14
Coming Hanoi this Summer, you can enjoy six flowers so brilliant, pureed and also shines in the sun.
Lotus flower
Lotus flower.
Lotus flower.
The lotus season in Hanoi starts from June and lasts 3 months. The most popular places with lotus flowers are West Lake in Hanoi. Every morning from 5a.m to 7a.m, the local residents, who own the lotus lakes, tour around the lakes on very small boats and pick both flowers and leaves, following the orders from their clients who are waiting on the bank.
Any business people, who want to buy lotus flowers cheaply, go there to buy flowers directly from the lake owners, then sell them at their shops in Hanoi.
The lotus season in Hanoi starts from June and lasts 3 months.
The lotus season in Hanoi starts from June and lasts 3 months.
The lotus is regarded by Vietnamese as one of the four graceful flowers and plants, along with the pine, bamboo and chrysanthemum for a reason.
Seeing a lotus, people often feel as if their entire body and soul are purified by the subtle fragrance of lotus which wiggles its way into local people's life. To Vietnamese people, the lotus is more than just a flower.
Golden rain tree flower
Golden rain tree flower.
Golden rain tree flower.
This kind of flower is called by canafistula and by other names. It is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and shows up in many Hanoi’s streets. Golden rain tree is a delightful small tree with wonderful yellow flowers.
Golden rain tree has several noteworthy characteristics that make it a desirable tree for your landscape. The flowers really are quite phenomenal and have great presence in the garden.
Golden rain tree is a delightful small tree with wonderful yellow flowers.
Golden rain tree is a delightful small tree with wonderful yellow flowers.
The yellow color draws your eye to the tree and if placed properly, the blooms can entice a visitor to a desired area of your garden when the tree is flowering. The blooms persist for upwards of a month and carpet the ground in yellow when they finally fall.
Cassia fistula
Cassia fistula.
Cassia fistula.
Cassia fistula is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. In Hanoi has started to bloom, turning the capital city into a giant yellow carpet. The tree, with its scientific name of Cassia fistula, has abundant racemes of bright yellow flowers, which cascade down from the branches to around 30-40 cm in length.
It is the national flower of Thailand with the name of dokkhuen. Its yellow flowers symbolize Thai royalty. The Cassia fistula originates from Southern Asia and is planting from southern Pakistan through India to Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Southeast Asian countries.
Cassia fistula is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. In Hanoi has started to bloom, turning the capital city into a giant yellow carpet.
Cassia fistula is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. In Hanoi has started to bloom, turning the capital city into a giant yellow carpet.
The trees are in full bloom around the West Lake in Hanoi. Cassia fistula make the summer more colourful and the streets more poetic.
Giant crape-myrtle flower
Giant crape-myrtle flower.
Giant crape-myrtle flower.
Hanoi’s summer is welcomed by not only the songs of cicadas, the calls of koels and the reddish hues of flamboyant flowers, but also the bright purple tones of giant crape-myrtle flowers, known in Vietnamese as bang lang.
Giant crape-myrtle flowers add a touch of purple to the summer of Hanoi every May. The purple flowers help to make the atmosphere more pleasant on the city’s frequent scorching hot days.
Giant crape-myrtle flowers add a touch of purple to the summer of Hanoi every May.
Giant crape-myrtle flowers add a touch of purple to the summer of Hanoi every May.
A street section is naturally decorated with giant crape-myrtle flowers. The giant crape-myrtle is a native plant of India, hence its other name, Pride of India. Each flower has six petals 2-3.5 centimetres long. Giant crape-myrtles are densely planted on streets such as Kim Ma, Tran Thai Tong and Tho Nhuom.
Phoenix flowers
Phoenix flowers.
Phoenix flowers.
Visitors to Hanoi each level late May early June was again surprised by the Phoenix flowers purple granite. Those day of early June, when riding in the road of Hanoi, you can see the red of Phoenix flowers.
With the first rays of the summer having just landed on the streets of Hanoi, the city streets are adorned with the red blooms of the phoenix flowers. The phoenix flower is the symbol of youth. It is associated with young, funky and naive. These days, the flowers make Hanoi as romantic and passionate as ever.
Visitors to Hanoi each level late May early June was again surprised by the Phoenix flowers purple granite.
Visitors to Hanoi each level late May early June was again surprised by the Phoenix flowers purple granite.
Phoenix-flower is the symbol of pupil. It associated with young, funky and naive. The red of flowers are the spotlight of any corner in the stress which will make you impressed by the first look. Phoenix flowers purple is a species of flowers have no field also do not have a garden that only the offer addresses a few trees … but do enough people and tourists savoring every when coming here.
Spondias lakonensis flower
Spondias lakonensis flower.
Spondias lakonensis flower.
Spondias lakonensis is a deciduous tree growing 8 - 15 metres tall. The edible fruit is gathered from the wild for local consumption. The tree is occasionally cultivated for its fruit, especially in northern Vietnam. 
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