The medicinal herb garden in Can Tho suddenly became a popular check-in spot.

The periwinkle flower garden in Tan Loi 1 area, Tan Hung ward, Thot Not district, Can Tho city these days is blooming beautifully with many colors such as: white, red, purple pink...

Periwinkle garden with many bright colors

The flower garden has an area of ​​over 7,000 ^{m2 and} is planted on the land of Mr. Tran Thanh Tam (resident of the locality). Mr. Tam has rented the land to a group of people to grow periwinkle plants for traditional medicine for the past few months.

Periwinkle is a herbaceous plant, 40 - 80 cm high, with vertical branches.

Leaves are 3-8 cm long, 1-2.5 cm wide, elongated, pointed at the tip and gradually narrowing towards the stem, without latex, growing symmetrically.

Periwinkle flowers grow individually in the leaf axils, the center of the flower is usually yellow or dark red, with a characteristic aroma. People often use this plant to make traditional medicine.

Many girls captured the moment at the flower garden.

According to Oriental medicine, periwinkle has a slightly bitter taste, cool properties, and the effect of promoting blood circulation, lowering blood pressure, detoxifying, and promoting urination, treating amenorrhea, high blood pressure, poor digestion, etc. Periwinkle is grown mainly in An Giang, Binh Dinh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Thua Thien - Hue, Da Nang, Quang Nam , Phu Yen, etc. In Can Tho City, very few places grow periwinkle on a large scale.

Ms. Le Thi Diem Thuy (residing in Ninh Kieu district, Can Tho city) excitedly said: "Many places in Can Tho grow many beautiful flowers, but this is the first time I have seen a field of periwinkle flowers with such brilliant colors. I invited many close friends to wear ao dai to the flower garden to take beautiful photos."

Source: https://nld.com.vn/vuon-trong-cay-thuoc-nam-o-can-tho-bat-ngo-tro-thanh-diem-check-in-hut-khach-196240316145852001.htm