Purple Royal Poinciana of Dalat - the beauty of nostalgia

Coming to Da Lat on this occasion, visitors will admire the purple color of royal poinciana flowers dyed all over the roads and street corners. This is a typical flower of Da Lat with a beauty that evokes memories and dreams, making people and tourists from all over ecstatic. The origin of the flower is also an interesting story of the people who have contributed to making this flower a "heritage" of the flower city.

When spring turns to summer, all the streets and corners of Da Lat seem to be dyed in a purple color. In addition to the famous ancient royal poinciana trees on the street corners that have almost become the "heritage" of the flower city, in recent years, going from the main roads or into small alleys, visitors can easily see the romantic purple color of royal poinciana flowers. The scientific name of the purple royal poinciana is Jacaranda Mimosifolia, a woody plant with compound leaves similar to the red royal poinciana. The tree originated in South America and then followed travelers around the world. The purple royal poinciana first appeared in Da Lat in 1962, brought back by Mr. Luong Van Sau, an agricultural engineer who graduated in France. Although it was not widely propagated at that time, the color of the flower captivated Dr. Ha Ngoc Mai, a former officer of the Da Lat Nuclear Research Institute, so in 1995, Ms. Mai was determined to bring this tree species from Australia to Da Lat and successfully crossbred and propagated it. Due to the advantage of charming beauty and good shade due to tall, wide-canopied trees, on some central streets of Da Lat city, the government has also planned long streets with only purple royal poinciana trees on both sides to create an urban landscape highlight such as Hai Ba Trung, Tran Phu, Nguyen Thi Minh Khai streets... During the summer in Da Lat from March to May every year, visitors from all over can admire the purple color of royal poinciana flowers dyeing a dreamy sky.

Ngoc Duy - quochoitv.vn

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