Captivating bougainvillea 'climbing trellis' in bloom in Nghe An gardens
(Baonghean.vn) - In the early summer sunshine, bougainvillea flowers are competing to show off their colors in gardens across Nghe An. This year, in particular, there are more large pots of bougainvillea climbing up iron trellises. Although the price is up to tens of millions of dong, they still attract buyers.
Early summer, in manygarden house in Nghe An, bougainvillea is blooming in full bloom. In addition to small pots of bougainvillea priced from 100,000 VND, there are also large pots of bougainvillea created by gardeners, climbing on iron trellises costing tens of millions of VND.
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| Long rows of bougainvillea flowers bloom along the Nghe An - Xieng Khouang road, through Nghi An commune (Vinh city). Photo: T.D |
Mrs. Nguyen Thi Thuan in the communeNghi An(Vinh City), said: Bougainvillea is a flower that loves the sun, so this weather makes it bloom even more. The flowers come in many colors, from white, yellow, pink, red. Even on the same stem, many colors can be combined together.
According to Ms. Thuan, for over a year now, there has been a trend of growing bougainvillea in large pots, framed in iron to form domes or long iron arms. Although the prices are expensive, it still attracts the attention of bonsai enthusiasts.
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| Because bougainvillea climbs up high iron trellises, gardeners have to set up ladders to prune and care for them. Photo: T.D |
Bougainvillea is a flower that is very easy to care for, can be grown from branches, suitable for hot weather areas, because the more sunlight, the more flowers bloom. However, to have a large flower trellis with many branches, it takes quite a long time.
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| Bougainvillea climbing on iron trellises is often purchased by gardeners from large bougainvillea bushes everywhere, then welded into an arched iron frame and let the plants climb up. Normally, it takes 2-3 years to shape the plant to cover the iron frame. Therefore, the price of this type is quite expensive. Photo: T.D |
Each pot of bougainvillea climbing on an iron trellis costs from 10 million VND to 30 or 50 million VND, depending on the length of the trellis and the age of the plant.
There are even flower trellises that are decades old, have colorful flowers, and long, massive iron trellises that cost hundreds of millions of dong.
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| A pot of bougainvillea climbing on an iron trellis with a span of about 5m has just been loaded onto a specialized vehicle to be delivered to a customer. Photo: T.D |
Mr. Nguyen Van Hoa in Kim Chi hamlet, Nghi An commune (Vinh city) said that the iron trellis bougainvillea is often bought by customers to place in the corner or on both sides of the villa gate; some people buy it to decorate eco-tourism or spiritual areas. Because the tree is big, each time it is moved, a specialized vehicle and crane must be used.
Normally, the price of each bougainvillea climbing iron trellis includes transportation and initial care. In remote areas, outside Vinh city, the buyer must pay additional transportation costs. However, every day there are still many large pots of bougainvillea sold by gardeners in Vinh city.
