Flowering seasons in Hanoi

10:03, 16/03/2016

Flowering seasons in Hanoi

Grapefruit flowering season in Hanoi

The main complication is that the bloom date changes slightly from year to year, and no one is really sure when it’s going to happen until it’s almost upon us.
The main complication is that the bloom date changes slightly from year to year, and no one is really sure when it’s going to happen until it’s almost upon us.

 

  Dien is the local favourite grapefruit often referred to as a ‘pomelo’ by the locals in Hanoi. Their blooms produce a sweet pleasant fragrance
Dien is the local favourite grapefruit often referred to as a ‘pomelo’ by the locals in Hanoi. Their blooms produce a sweet pleasant fragrance

 

According to one local farmer, Hanoians often buy grapefruit flowers to place on the altar and offer to their ancestors.
According to one local farmer, Hanoians often buy grapefruit flowers to place on the altar and offer to their ancestors.

Fragrant Hoa Sua blossom permeats Hanoi streets

 

 

Beauty of Hanoi’s red cotton trees

 

red bombax ceiba cotton trees.
red bombax ceiba cotton trees.

 

Wild pear trees in Hanoi

 

 

 (Source: VOV)