(Baonghean.vn) - Although it is still nearly a month until Tet, the flower market in Vinh city is quite bustling and crowded with buyers.
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| In recent years, besides the traditional hobby of playing with fresh flowers during Tet, silk flowers, stone flowers, and crystal flowers have become increasingly popular and attracted the attention of many people. |
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| To make a small and simple potted stone flower, the product costs from 300,000 - 500,000 VND/pot; for a bonsai trunk used to make stone flowers with the same size as a real peach or apricot tree, the price ranges from 1 million - 1.5 million VND/pot. |
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| Stone flowers are made from industrial stones. The materials to make a stone flower tree include: petals, pistil, leaves, stems… all are available in a variety of colors and designs. Most of the materials to make stone flowers are imported from Thailand, China and Taiwan. |
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| Flowers are braided into many branches before being fixed into the vase, on average each large branch has from 10 to 13 flowers. |
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| In addition to the hobby of playing with stone flowers, silk flowers have also been sought after by consumers recently. According to flower shop owners, the quality of flowers always goes hand in hand with the price. The price of silk flowers ranges from a few tens to a few hundred thousand VND/branch. A beautiful vase of flowers will cost from 800 thousand to 1.5 million VND/vase. |
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| With the fresh flower market, these days, along Lenin Street, 3-2 Avenue, Le Hong Phong Street... are filled with fragrance and color. |
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| To prepare for Tet, flower shop owners imported flowers 1 to 2 weeks ago and are always on hand to take care of the flowers. |
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| Although peach and apricot blossoms have not appeared yet, many stalls have already lit up with spring colors with hundreds of orchid baskets and pots of primrose, apricot and coconut flowers... |
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| The orchid market is quite rich with many price ranges, the common type is about 150,000 VND/plant, the expensive type is priced in millions. |
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| Many boxes of flowers have just been imported, waiting for the owner to display and sell. |
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| Prices for potted flowers range from 50,000 - 300,000 VND/pot; mini bonsai trees cost 500,000 - 700,000 VND/tree. |
Thanh Quynh
