The last two months of the year are the time when wild sunflowers bloom all over the country, their brilliant yellow color attracts many tourists to come and admire and take pictures.
Wild sunflowers, also known as chrysanthemums, mountain sunflowers, wild sunflowers, are an easy-to-grow, fast-growing plant that usually blooms in late autumn and early winter. Each flower usually has 13 bright yellow petals, about 8 - 10 cm in size, surrounding a plump pistil. The wild sunflower season lasts about a month and is most beautiful two weeks after blooming.
The end of the year in Ha Giang is the time when buckwheat flowers, a typical flower of the rocky plateau, bloom. From around October to the end of November every year, in Phong Quang commune, Vi Xuyen district, about 8 km from the center of Ha Giang city, wild sunflowers are also blooming with brilliant yellow color.
Wild sunflowers are grown in abundance in Lung Cang and Ban Man villages. The wild sunflower road in Phong Quang commune is more than 1.5 km long, extending from the commune's central market to the primary school, attracting many local and foreign tourists to visit and take photos, according to the electronic information page of Vi Xuyen district, Ha Giang province. Photo: Pham Vu
From October to December every year is the season of wild sunflowers blooming in Dien Bien . The color of the flowers is like the warm sunshine, dispelling the cold winter of the Northeast.
Along the roads to Dien Bien Phu city, Muong Nhe, Muong Ang, Dien Bien Dong districts, in villages, streams, and hillsides, the yellow color of wild sunflowers appears. In some places, wild sunflowers bloom in patches, embellishing the natural landscape here, according to the Dien Bien province electronic information portal. Photo: Kieu Duong
In the 1920s, when building the church and 9 villas on the Ba Vi, Hanoi , the French brought this wild sunflower variety to plant. Its rapid growth has made the wild sunflower a typical flower of Ba Vi.
Wild sunflowers in Ba Vi National Park usually bloom around October - November every year. From the garden gate to the 1,100 m elevation (the area at the foot of Thuong Temple), wild sunflowers turn yellow on both sides of the road. The most concentrated area is at the 400 m elevation with a flower forest of up to 10 hectares. In some other areas, flower clumps are scattered.
Since 2015, recognizing the love for this flower, Ba Vi National Park has planted more wild sunflowers to develop into a tourism product, according to the Ba Vi National Park website. Visitors can buy tickets to Ba Vi National Park for 60,000 VND per ticket for adults; 20,000 VND for students and 10,000 VND for pupils. Photo: Kieu Duong
With suitable climate and soil, wild sunflowers are also grown a lot in Tam Dao town, Vinh Phuc province. In winter, the weather in Tam Dao town is very cold, it can drop to 2, 3 degrees Celsius so few flowers can bloom. Therefore, wild sunflowers are the main flower at this time. Wild sunflower season here starts from around October and lasts until around December.
About three years ago, wild sunflowers were grown in large quantities at the homestay of Ms. Nguyen Thi Trang, village 3, Tam Dao town. Hundreds of wild sunflowers planted on the hillside bloomed brilliantly yellow in the season, becoming a favorite check-in spot for young people. Currently, wild sunflowers are grown in large quantities in the gardens of homestays, resorts, on the hillsides or along the mountain passes leading to the center of Tam Dao town, according to the website of the Center for Information and Tourism Promotion of Vinh Phuc province. Photo: Quynh Mai
Along with canola flowers and poinsettias, the yellow color of wild sunflowers contributes to beautifying the Moc Chau plateau, Son La , in winter. The flowers begin to bloom around October and last until the end of the year.
The yellow color of wild sunflowers appears a lot along National Highway 6, the road to Thong Cuong village, Ba Phach, Van Ho commune, Loong Luong, the road to Tan Lap tea hill, the tea hill near Pa Khen sub-region and the dirt roads around Moc Chau town, according to the website of the Vietnam National Tourism Administration.
In Son La province, there is also the Suoi To highland, where many wild sunflowers bloom. On the way from the center of Phu Yen district to here, wild sunflowers are densely packed on both sides of the road, glowing a warm yellow color, dispelling the cold in the highlands.
The wild sunflowers here are wild flowers that grow on fields, fences, and on both sides of roads. After the roads were renovated, this area attracts many visitors in winter to admire the wild sunflowers covering the dense forest and mist, according to the electronic information portal of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Son La province. Photo: hai8
The western branch of Ho Chi Minh Trail (through Huong Linh and Huong Phung communes, Huong Hoa district, Quang Tri ) is one of the favorite routes for backpackers. Realizing that the climate and soil here are suitable for wild sunflowers, from the wild sunflower bushes, some individuals and organizations have expanded the cultivation of this flower.
Coming to Quang Tri from late October to November every year, the golden wild sunflowers are in full bloom. The western branch of the Ho Chi Minh Trail becomes a golden road stretching through the vast forest, according to the website of the Quang Tri Provincial Party Committee's electronic information portal. Photo: Ha Le
Chu Dang Ya volcano is located in Ploi Lagri village, Chu Dang Ya commune, Chu Pah district, Gia Lai , and is known as the paradise of wild sunflowers. November is the most brilliant time of wild sunflowers with an overwhelming yellow color.
Climbing to the top of the mountain, visitors will take in a view of the sky with green patches of mountains, forests, trees and grass mixed with the yellow color of wild sunflowers on the basalt ground.
The Chu Dang Ya Volcano Wild Sunflower Festival is usually held in November every year and was recognized by the Vietnam Record Organization as number one in the top 10 most attractive destinations of Gia Lai province in 2017. Wild sunflowers are a unique symbol of the Central Highlands because the time they bloom signals the arrival of the dry season, according to the website of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism. Photo: Tran Hoa
From late September to the end of October, Da Lat, Lam Dong, will enter the most beautiful wild sunflower season of the year. The most beautiful wild sunflower route in Da Lat is Trai Mat - Cau Dat - D'ran town, especially the section from Trai Mat to Cau Dat tea hill. In addition, the route from the old Cam Ly airport to Ta Nung pass also has the most beautiful flower viewing spot, which is the old Cam Ly airport (in ward 5), only about 3 km from the center of Da Lat city.
Prenn Pass and Lien Khuong Highway, the section through the pass to Highway 20 then turn right onto Highway 27, wild sunflowers blooming along the winding roads with pine forests is a favorite wedding photography location for many couples.
In the city center, visitors can go to Da Lat University (Phu Dong Thien Vuong Street, Ward 8) to hunt for wild sunflowers. Or from Dinh 3 (Trieu Viet Vuong Street, Ward 4) to the clay tunnel and Tuyen Lam Lake, visitors will pass a long stretch of road with wild sunflowers. The wild sunflowers here will bloom most beautifully around the end of October. Photo: Nguyen Minh
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