Bustling flower and ornamental plant market on Highway 48
(Baonghean.vn) - At this time, on National Highway 48, Nghia Dan district and Thai Hoa town, people are bustling to buy flowers and ornamental plants to take care of and celebrate Tet.
The most bustling area is the Experimental block, Quang Tien ward (Thai Hoa town).
Here on these days, the number of buyers is also busier than usual. Depending on the price, there are many types of flowers and ornamental plants for consumers to choose from. The most popular types are: lucky bamboo, silver dollar, foreign roses, cymbidium orchids... A lucky bamboo pot is priced at 250,000 VND; foreign roses range from 140,000 - 250,000 VND/root; silver dollar 140,000 VND/plant...
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| There is only 1 month left until Tet but many people have already gone out to choose flowers and ornamental plants. Photo: Minh Thai |
Mr. Nguyen Xuan Ba, a resident of Quang Tien Ward, said that this year, his family is playing with gerbera daisies and roses. To satisfy his hobby, Mr. Ba planted and cared for the flowers himself. "To make the flowers bloom as I wanted, the shop owners gave me instructions on planting and caring techniques," Mr. Nguyen Xuan Ba added.
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| Red candle pineapple plant costs 120,000 - 140,000 VND/plant. Photo: Minh Thai |
Being able to plant and take care of a Tet flower garden for their family is a joy and an interesting thing for many people in Thai Hoa town. The owner of a flower and ornamental plant shop in the town said: "There are many customers who buy plants and flowers to grow themselves. Many young people choose lucky bamboo, old roses and gerbera bushes... In general, growing and taking care of flowers yourself is quite good and economical, especially when buying at this time."
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| Gerbera daisies are grown by many families in Thai Hoa to celebrate Tet. Photo: Minh Thai |
Flowers are imported to Thai Hoa town and Nghia Dan district from many different sources, mainly from Hanoi, Da Lat... In addition, orchids, climbing roses, and jade are imported from Taiwan.
“There is still exactly one month left until Tet, but the number of ornamental plants and flowers sold for Tet has increased sharply. Ornamental plants such as mai chieu thuy, phuc loc tho, etc., attract the most customers,” said the owner of Tu Thanh flower shop.
