Flowers are symbols of love and beauty. The abundance of flowers in Vietnam creates a multitude of unique beauties to enjoy and fall in love.
Each will have its own meaning and symbol. Here are the most beautiful Vietnamese blossoms that nature has bestowed on the country.
Lotus flower (Hoa Sen)
The lotus is the national flower of Vietnam. The lotus plays an important role in Vietnamese culture and appears in many important cultural events. The lotus has a simple beauty like the Vietnamese. This bloom is still considered one of the most beautiful flowers in Vietnam.
The lotus has the beauty of compassionate holiness and the ability to rise from the mud to survive amid heaven and earth. Besides, its mild fragrance and strong and eternal vitality make it a precious and highly respected flower more than ever.
Apricot flowers (Hoa Mai)
When apricots open the yellow petals in Vietnam, people immediately think of spring, so the apricot is chosen as one of the traditional Vietnamese flowers.
In the South, apricot flowers are indispensable for every Lunar New Year. Almost every house owns a pot in the yard, and some also display them indoors during the Tet holidays.
The apricot is a brilliant beauty that symbolizes the joy and luck of the Vietnamese people. This flower has thin petals but pure wings and a mild fragrance, so many families choose to grow it and decorate their houses with it.
Many people consider Hoa Mai a symbol of spring’s vitality when the young buds with golden petals present luck. The elders prefer the old roots and body of apricot trees, forming the oldness, health, and longevity. The figure of the flower is compared to a noble girl.
Peach blossom (Hoa Đào)
If South Vietnam has yellow apricot flowers, the north has peach blossoms. Pink peaches are indispensable in the house of every northern family during the Lunar New Year.
You can go to Nhat Tan Peach Garden, one of the most famous flower villages in Vietnam, to see a huge area of pink. Many people come there to buy a few branches to decorate their homes during the spring, usually at the end of January and the beginning of February.
Displaying peaches on Tet holidays has become a familiar custom of all families in North Vietnam. Many people like to lay out all peach trees indoors during the new year, but other families like the branches.
Peach blossoms have gentle enchantment, bringing a joyful atmosphere to the city and each house. Peaches also present the poetic charm of the girls in North Vietnam.
Roses (Hoa Hồng)
Roses are always the most attractive flowers wherever they are. Varieties of domestic and exotic roses in Vietnam are also gorgeous, and most people love them.
When you visit Vietnam, you can easily see different species of domestic roses, such as the Dalat rose, Sapa rose, Hai Phong rose, and royal rose. All these types contribute to the world’s rose diversity, which is indispensable on special occasions.
Roses, also known as the queen of flowers, have become a top preferred choice all over the world. More than 100 different species of roses range from temperate to tropical climates.
This queen flower of all species possesses a sweet scent, enchanting people with its sublimation and love. So, roses are often used on Valentine’s Day, International Women’s Day, and Vietnamese Women’s Day.
The rose is highly symbolic and has meaningful messages. It is dedicated to women and honors their seductive charm.
Orchid (Hoa Lan)
The orchid is a symbol of arrogant, luxurious beauty but is also full of purity and charm. Its seductive scent makes most people fall in love with it, making it one of the most preferred flowers in Vietnam.
Over 1,000 species of orchids were discovered in Vietnam, and many of them have bright colors that attract attention.
Although growing the orchid also requires a lot of energy and time, many people organize a corner of their gardens to plant this kind of flower. Typically, a few rare orchids have a very high price.
Chrysanthemum (Hoa Cúc)
Chrysanthemum is one of the four unique flower species in Vietnam. Although not as luxurious as orchids or as beautiful as roses, chrysanthemums are still fascinating. With their idyllic beauty, they are not as luxurious as orchids.
The chrysanthemum symbolizes gentlemanliness and loyalty. With gentle and simple beauty, this flower is well-known and close to everyday life.
According to feng shui, the chrysanthemum also brings the family fortune and rejoicing in the new year, helping to stabilize the happiness in the house. So, the Vietnamese decorate a lot of these yellow flowers during the lunar new year.
With the development of hybridization technology, the chrysanthemum has many colors and designs. In addition to the familiar yellow and white colors, this bloom is pink and purple.
One thing to note about this flower is that many people use the white color of the chrysanthemum in funerals to say goodbye to the deceased. Thus, it would help if you did not give someone a white chrysanthemum.
Frangipani Flower (Hoa Sứ)
People do not know when frangipani flowers came to Vietnam. However, they became a famous symbol of purity in gardens and parks.
Frangipani has different colors, but most people like white flowers with a slightly yellow inner petal. They show the love given to the receiver.
Frangipani can originate from a distant African country, but it has become a vital flower in Hawaii, India, and Laos.
In Vietnam, most people like this blossom because of its gentle fragrance, so they grow in many places to decorate and freshen the air.
Typically, you can see frangipani flowers in the Imperial Palace in Hue City, the roads along the beaches in Vung Tau, or at some temples in Vietnam.
Sunflower (Hoa Hướng Dương)
Sunflowers originate from remote Mexico and come to Vietnam. The sunflowers are herbaceous plants that can live for about a year. Their stems are big and straight, with stiff feathers, and their average height can be up to 3m.
The leaves of sunflowers are large and often grow alternately with long stalks. The leaf blade is pointedly egg-shaped, with the bottom heart-shaped. Their edges are serrated, and both sides of the leaves have white hair.
Most sunflowers are oversized, 7 to 20 cm in diameter, yellow in color, and usually bloom in winter and spring.
The sunflowers always face the sun, symbolizing the excellent dignity of human beings and intense vitality.
The beauty of this flower is full of energy, health, and reaching out to the sun, so it also presents consistency and faith in the future.
Lilies (Hoa Ly Ly)
Lilies are also among Vietnam’s most beautiful flowers. They have a noble charm that many people love, and they are a symbol of beauty, virtue, nobility, and luxury.
Lilies are flowers imported to Vietnam. Also, the first place to grow them is in the flower gardens in Dalat, where the temperate climate is very suitable for developing lilies. Then, lilies will be replicated in several other provinces on the Vietnam map.
Lily flowers love sunlight, so you can choose cool places to plant them. Also, watering them is little because lily flowers do not like plenty of water.
Lilies have a specific scent, and they usually bloom in the spring until the beginning of summer, which is why every Lunar New Year comes to Vietnam, many houses have a decorative vase of lilies.
Poinciana (Phượng Vĩ)
Poinciana is a flower associated with a fresh and passionate student age. Every summer, poincianas bloom red in one corner of the schoolyard, signaling an exam period and an upcoming farewell season.
This flower is associated with so many memories of innocent times for students, so it is also known by a familiar name: student flower.
In Vietnam, the poinciana is a typical flower of Hai Phong City. Its streets are filled with crimson flowers, which symbolize a young city full of enthusiasm and vitality.
In addition, when the summer comes, from May to July, plenty of poinciana flowers also paint beautiful colors in Hue City, typically along the Perfume River.
Above are the most beautiful flowers in Vietnam, which are very popular.
All flowers are easy to find, but a few of them boom in one season of the year. So, if you want to see any blossom, you may notice the blooming time of each one.
Unless lotus and poinciana bloom in the summer, from May to July, the best time to visit Vietnam to find almost flowers blooming is in the spring, from the end of Jan to Feb.
Watching and growing flowers has become one of the Vietnamese people’s favorite habits. Therefore, when you travel to this beautiful country, you can find many flower gardens.
