Hanoi is heartbreakingly beautiful in the colors of flowers in March

Hanoi in March sings the song of the changing seasons, every street corner, every road seems to put on new, gentle, pure and innocent clothes.

If each flower season in Hanoi usually only has its own characteristics, such as lotus in May or daisies in November, then with the flower season in March we can feel it with all our senses: from the lingering scent of grapefruit, the pure white color of sua flowers, the purple color of ban flowers, the fire of kapok flowers to the feeling of joy when seeing lilies on the street.

Different from the hustle and bustle of daily life, the gentleness of flowers in bloom such as Bauhinia, Sua, and Kapok flowers... are bringing many special emotions to those who love Hanoi.

Many streets of the capital these days are adorned with thousands of pure white sua flowers. The tiny, fragile and pure flowers blooming make Hanoi suddenly bright and romantic...

This flower, typical of the Northwest, appeared in Hanoi in the 1960s, initially planted experimentally on some streets, parks and Hoan Kiem Lake. Bauhinia flowers usually bloom from the end of February, lasting about a month. Each flower has 4-5 petals, pink stamens, purple veins and a sweet taste. This flower is also the main ingredient in the Bauhinia flower salad of the Thai people.

In the March sky, the appearance of lilies on the streets becomes a beautiful highlight for the changing season picture of Hanoi. Not brilliant nor having a special fragrance, lilies still captivate many people, including foreign tourists.



Many Hanoians and faraway travelers have fallen in love with the grapefruit blossom season in March. Grapefruit blossoms have a rustic, simple appearance but possess a pure, elegant beauty and always make many people fall in love with their gentle, pure fragrance.

When the flower season comes, the whole grapefruit garden has a chance to put on a new coat, full of bright flower clusters, brightening up a corner of Hanoi sky. Grapefruit flowers also weave through every alley on small bicycles, and the street vendors' baskets spread their fragrance everywhere.

Heritage Magazine