Fascinating 'climbing' bougainvillea flowers blooming 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 on 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 the flowers bloom even more in this weather. 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 large potted bougainvillea, framed in iron to form a dome or with long iron arms. Although the price is 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 very easy-to-care-for flower, can be grown from branches, suitable for hot and sunny areas, because the more sunlight, the more flowers bloom. However, to have a large, multi-branched flower trellis, it takes quite a long time.
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| Bougainvillea climbing iron trellis is often purchased by gardeners from large bougainvillea bushes everywhere, then welded into an arched iron frame and let the plant 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 have 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 customers often buy iron trellis bougainvillea to place in the corner or on both sides of the villa gate; some people buy it to decorate in 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, buyers must pay additional transportation costs. However, every day there are still many large pots of bougainvillea sold by gardeners in Vinh city.
