Bustling flower and ornamental plant market on Highway 48

The most bustling area is the Experimental block, Quang Tien ward (Thai Hoa town).

Here 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, imported roses, cymbidium orchids... A lucky bamboo pot is priced at 250,000 VND; imported roses range from 140,000 - 250,000 VND/plant; silver dollar 140,000 VND/plant...

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 "played" 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, I was instructed on planting and care techniques by the shop owners," Mr. Nguyen Xuan Ba ​​added.

Red candle pineapple plant costs 120,000 - 140,000 VND/plant. Photo: Minh Thai

Being able to plant and take care of your own Tet flower garden 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."

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, etc. In addition, orchids, climbing roses, and jade flowers 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,…” attract the most customers - said the owner of Tu Thanh flower shop.