Fluttering season of Barringtonia flowers on Vinh street
(Baonghean.vn) - Barringtonia acutangula - a special flower - gracefully blooms in the summer afternoons, stirring up the street corners of Vinh city with its seductive red color.
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In the past five or seven years, there have been many Barringtonia acutangula trees planted on Vinh's sidewalks. Photo by Ho Chien |
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The flower curtains sway gracefully in the summer sun and wind. Photo: Ho Chien |
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Early mornings, red flower carpets light up the corners of Nguyen Sy Sach, Phan Dang Luu, Tran Huy Lieu streets... Photo: Ho Chien |
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Barringtonia acutangula is considered a very special flower, as its "blooming time" is usually in the late afternoon, its color and fragrance quietly spreading from afternoon through the night. Photo: Hai Vuong |
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Every morning, the flowers fall off to reveal new buds on the branches. Photo: Hai Vuong |
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The flower offers its red color, both when it is on the tree and when it has fallen from the branch. Photo: Hai Vuong |
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So that every step of the passerby suddenly seems to be moved by the brush stroke that carries the flower petals away... Photo: Ho Chien |