It's hard to take your eyes off the image of the cotton flowers in March.

March - the season of blooming rice - is also the season that brings back memories of the peaceful childhood of many people. This is a familiar flower to the people of the Northern Delta, almost every village has a cotton tree at the village entrance, as a sign to mark the return home of those who are far from home.

Kapok flowers, also known as cotton flowers, are often grown in the North, and bloom only once a year around March. One of the most famous places to take photos of kapok flowers is the row of trees in Doan Nu village, An My commune, My Duc district, Hanoi.

Ba Co Temple is located in Dong Loan village, Lang Son commune, Yen Dung district, Bac Giang, on the Thuong river embankment, and is also visited by many flower lovers every March.

Two ancient cotton trees with brilliant red flowers, casting shadows on the tiled roof, reflecting on the river, have become a classic image when referring to the Northern countryside.

The appearance of the cotton tree flowers at the right time is a sign that the cold days of late winter are about to pass, welcoming the approaching summer.

The kapok flowers have thick petals, bright orange-red like fire, printed on the gray-blue sky of humid spring days. When they fall, the flowers still retain the five petals as when they first bloomed.

The red cotton tree flower is also one of the flowers that inspires many Vietnamese photographers, musicians, poets and painters.

The royal poinciana tree stands tall in the middle of the dike.

The kapok tree reflects on the water surface at Thay Pagoda - an ancient scenic spot in Quoc Oai district, Hanoi.

You can also visit the villages of Bac Ninh province to enjoy the spring atmosphere by the ferry, under the shade of the cotton trees in full bloom.

If you are a city dweller and do not want to go far, these days, flower lovers can stop by the corner of the street running across the Vietnam History Museum. A bright red color is covering a corner of the street, making anyone passing by stop to look.

The cotton flowers blooming in the middle of the street are like a bit of rustic countryside image, nestled amidst the crowded, cramped urban area.

Kapok flowers often bloom at the same time, when blooming all the leaves will fall, leaving only a striking red color among the dark brown tree canopy.