Lagerstroemia flowers dyed a corner of Hanoi's sky purple

14/05/2024

Hanoi in the summer days of mid-May puts on a brilliant coat of purple Lagerstroemia flowers. Wandering on each street, we come across the image of Lagerstroemia trees reaching high, blooming clusters of purple flowers, adding vitality to the summer picture, exciting the entire sky of the Capital.

Wandering on every street of Hanoi this season, the image of purple Lagerstroemia flowers stands out, making us exclaim, admire, and keep our eyes fluttering and looking at them forever. Hanoi has 12 flower seasons, each season exudes a different shade. Every May, when the hot weather embraces the city, Lagerstroemia flowers still stretch out brilliantly, dyeing the poetic city purple.

Bằng lăng có từ 6 đến 7 cánh hoa mỏng

Lagerstroemia has 6 to 7 thin petals.

Hoa bằng lăng nở rộ, nhuộm tím khắp phố phường

Lagerstroemia flowers are in full bloom, dyeing the streets purple.

Not only stopping at purple, this flower also has many different colors such as: light white, pink... but perhaps purple Lagerstroemia is still the most familiar color. Lagerstroemia flowers often bloom in large clusters, each cluster consists of many tiny flowers. The petals are thin, smooth as velvet, when blooming, Lagerstroemia flowers dye a corner of Hanoi sky purple, creating an extremely poetic scene.

According to Travellive's records at Kim Ma Street, at this time, many people come to take pictures and pose to capture the moment of this blooming flower season.

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"I love the color purple and always look forward to the season of the Lagerstroemia flowers so I can take my camera out to take pictures," this tourist shared.

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Lagerstroemia has 6 to 7 thin petals, with crumpled edges on the flower stalks, bulging between the flower sepals. The flowers grow in clusters at the ends of the branches, 20 - 40 cm long with many different colors. Each flower has 6 petals, each petal is about 2 to 3.5 cm long. The purple color of this flower also has a beauty symbolizing loyalty and steadfastness.

In Hanoi, there are many streets planted with this type of tree, typically Hoang Cau Street, along West Lake, Van Cao, Kim Ma, Dao Tan, Giai Phong, Tran Thai Tong, Dang Thai Mai... The blooming time of the flowers starts from May to mid-June every year, so take advantage of this time to admire and capture the most beautiful moments.

Sắc tím bằng lăng khiến khung cảnh ở đây trở nên sinh động, đẹp mắt

The purple color of the Lagerstroemia makes the scenery here become lively and beautiful.

Admire the purple Lagerstroemia flowers on Kim Ma Street with Travellive:

Hoa mọc thành chùm ở đầu cành, có chiều dài từ 20 - 40 cm với nhiều màu khác nhau

Flowers grow in clusters at the ends of branches, 20 - 40 cm long with many different colors.

Nhiều chị, em phụ nữ tranh thủ xuống phố chụp ảnh với hoa

Many women took the opportunity to go down the street to take pictures with flowers.

Màu tím bằng lăng dường như làm cho đường phố thêm thơ mộng

The purple color of the Lagerstroemia flowers seems to make the streets more poetic.

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Hình ảnh những tán cây bằng lăng vươn cao, nở rộ từng chùm hoa tím biếc, tô điểm cho bức tranh mùa hạ thêm sức sống và lãng mạn

The image of the Lagerstroemia trees reaching high, blooming with clusters of purple flowers, adds vitality and romance to the summer picture.

Bằng lăng nở rộ báo hiệu một mùa hè rực rỡ

Lagerstroemia flowers in full bloom signal a brilliant summer.

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Tourist Doan Phuong Dong shared: "Hanoi is as beautiful as a dream in the purple Lagerstroemia flower season. Taking advantage of the time when the flowers are still in full bloom, I also came to check-in to capture this moment."

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Phố Kim Mã được xem là một trong những con phố nở rộ hoa bằng lăng nhiều nhất ở Thủ đô và thu hút đông đảo du khách đến chụp ảnh

Kim Ma Street is considered one of the streets with the most blooming purple flowers in the capital and attracts many tourists to take pictures.

Article and photos: Phuong Thao
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