Purple sea hibiscus

(Baonghean) - Going down to Cua Lo, Cua Hoi beaches, or to any coastal region, we will see the haunting purple color of flowers, spreading along the coastal sand dunes, that is the sea hibiscus flower. It is not known whether nature has cleverly arranged the magical purple color next to the vast white sand or combined the same name with the sea to create a romantic flower that many poems, music and paintings come to.

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Coming to the coastal town of Cua Lo in the early summer days, the eyes of visitors from afar, who seem to be overwhelmed by the bustling yellow-purple of the sea daisy - the famous flower that has become a symbol of this coastal area, suddenly soften when looking down at their feet, the gentle and calm cool purple color of the silent sea morning glory. The heart suddenly feels like it is weighed down by the humble and patient appearance of the flower, as if suddenly the soul is returned to childhood, with kites, thatched roofs, and rows of trees. However, the humble purple of the sea morning glory, not necessarily to hide itself, but together with the sea daisy, has added color to the dreamy coastal land of Cua Lo. The faithful purple color of the flower is like a promise, reassuring visitors that the flowers and the sky here are still faithfully waiting for you to return.

So, the purple color of the sea morning glory is a reminder for the amorous visitor not to forget this coastal land. And there it is, everywhere the green grass stretches, the rows of poplars bend, and there are thousands of trees and flowers of hundreds of pinks and purples. And in the deserted beach far away, the sea morning glory has green leaves and purple flowers. Each one quietly blooms, each one enjoys it in silence. Thinking about flowers, I think of the secrecy of the salty country girl in the coastal land, charming but loyal and faithful.

The old story also tells about the legend of Hon Mat, lying vaguely at the top of the waves, a few bird's wingspans away from the coastal town. There, is the story of the loyalty of To Nuong, who was tired of waiting for her husband. Looking for her husband in the chaos, when she reached Quynh Nhai Island, she no longer had the strength to continue, so To Nuong had to stay and gaze longingly toward the shore. That is where the name of Hon Mat - Nhan Son came from. Perhaps, because of To Nuong's loyalty, the sea cucumbers here seem more purple and passionate than other coastal areas?

The flower and tree species have been attached to each coastal fishing village along the 3,260 km of the S-shaped coastline or gracefully curving along the 82 km of the East Sea coast of Nghe An. The tree is so fragile, each purple bud seems to be weak, but it keeps stretching out towards the ocean to catch the salty sea breeze, spreading itself on the hot green sand. Each branch intertwines and entwines with each other to crawl on the sand. Wherever the trunk reaches, the roots follow, silently burrowing into the sand to collect a little rare nutrients to nourish the proud green leaves and bloom with lasting purple buds. There have been millions of patient waits for rebirth of thousands of generations of sea morning glory plants, has anyone been able to count them clearly? Living with the sea, but those tiny seeds often float on the surface of the sea and are never affected by the salty ocean water to rebirth later. Don’t think that under that fragile purple color there are only wandering and weak things. But the noble sea hibiscus still fights against the storms of the salty sea to bravely reincarnate life after life. It is also a unique feature of the species living together in the sea with many ups and downs.

Coming to the coastal land of Cua Lo in the summer, you will see the sea morning glory flowers growing peacefully and freely, silently accompanying the hardships of the coastal people, but still generously giving life their pure, rustic beauty. This flower is also compared to the life of a coastal woman "like a sea morning glory plant, quietly crawling among the burning sand and gently blooming purple flowers, without anyone knowing". Sea morning glory is a flower with many moods that has caused poets, writers and musicians to spend many sleepless nights thinking. That is probably also the inspiration for musician Hoang Phuong to weave the lyrics of the love song "Sea Morning Glory Love Story" full of nostalgia and torment "There was a boy named Bien. They both loved Muong sincerely. The sea was busy swimming to find fish. The water accidentally swept the sea away!". Poet Pham Thi Hien is shy with the shyness of a coastal village girl: "I'm shy to invite you to visit the island. My village is full of thatched houses. Sunburned children play on the sand. Morning glory flowers spread their green leaves along the road...". There have been many people who have written about morning glory flowers. Sharing the same purple heart as the flowers, there have been many souls who shed tears. Worried like Vo Kim Ngan when she poured out her heart: "The morning glory flowers are purple in the late sunset. The silent nostalgia, the deep night...".

Summer is coming, some leisurely afternoon, leisurely on the road along the Lam River down to the coastal area of ​​Cua Lo. Seeing the endless carpets of morning glory flowers connecting the shore to the sea. Let's walk hand in hand, in the salty wind along the waves of Lan Chau, Xuan Huong, Song Ngu beaches, inhaling the salty ocean breeze and then calming down, feeling the cold when seeing a cluster of purple morning glory flowers, shyly blooming next to the noise of the waves lapping the shore for eons. Together with the spreading branches, the morning glory flowers spread their purple-pink color on the white sand or under the green casuarina canopy, swaying in the sun and wind... painting a picture of nature, gentle and soothing, cooling the tropical sandy beach. A season of morning glory flowers in Cua Lo.

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