Many Tet flower markets in Ho Chi Minh City sold out early, avoiding the scene of unsold flowers being destroyed on the last day of the year, and thus reducing the workload for sanitation workers.
Although there is still a week until the Lunar New Year of the Horse 2026 and the price of yellow chrysanthemums is higher than in previous years, the number of customers has increased dramatically, making the vendors happy.
Amidst the vibrant array of flowers and ornamental plants at the Spring Flower Market in Quang Ngai, the "five blessings" apricot blossom tree attracts a large crowd of people who flock to take photos.
On the 22nd day of the 12th lunar month, at the spring flower market in Hoang Van Thu Park (Ho Chi Minh City), hundreds of types of flowers arrived at the market, ready for the upcoming peak week.
A pair of dwarf peach trees planted on rare sandalwood, brought from Moc Chau to Hanoi, have amazed bonsai enthusiasts with their unique shape and exorbitant price tag of nearly 1 billion VND.
In the garden of Mr. Tran Ngoc Suong (Me Linh commune, Hanoi), more than 1.200 lily plants had their flowers cut off by vandals, and their stems were slashed and cut, rendering them unusable for harvesting.
With less than two weeks until Lunar New Year, apricot blossom growers in An Nhon (Gia Lai) are displaying their potted apricot blossom trees for sale along National Highway 1, but buyers are scarce.
According to flower vendors along major roads in Ho Chi Minh City such as Pham Van Dong, Mai Chi Tho, and Cong Hoa, the number of customers this year is higher than last year, with some types of flowers selling twice as well.
From early morning until late afternoon, the chrysanthemum fields along the Tra Bong River become a "sensational" destination, attracting a large number of tourists to check in.
Over 1.200 lily plants and many old rose bushes in Me Linh commune (Hanoi) were vandalized and cut down by unknown perpetrators just before Tet, causing the garden owner hundreds of millions of dong in losses.
In the days leading up to the Lunar New Year of the Horse 2026, besides the familiar wild peach blossoms and yellow apricot blossoms, social media unexpectedly went wild with the trend of displaying imported magnolia flowers.
As Tet approaches, many florists from the Northwest provinces come to Hanoi for seasonal work, creating arrangements of high-value Da Lat orchids, earning millions of dong each day.
High prices coupled with a rush of traders securing deposits have led farmers in the chrysanthemum capital of central Vietnam to anticipate a bountiful harvest for Tet (Lunar New Year).
Chrysanthemums from the Mekong Delta bloomed early and flooded into Ho Chi Minh City at significantly reduced prices, prompting many people to buy them to decorate their homes and businesses before Tet (Lunar New Year).
The trend of buying Tet flowers online is emerging due to its convenience and ease of selection, but it comes with concerns about whether the flowers will be exactly as pictured, shipping risks, and return policies.
At the 2nd Sa Dec Flower and Ornamental Plant Festival currently taking place in Dong Thap province, there is a special type of flower that attracts many people who come to inquire about buying it.
Although there is still more than a month and a half until the Lunar New Year of the Horse, many chrysanthemum fields in famous flower villages such as Cho Lach and Sa Dec have already bloomed.
Prolonged heavy rains, coupled with pest infestations affecting the Lunar New Year flower crop, have left farmers in the central region's chrysanthemum capital extremely worried.
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While Sa Dec grows chrysanthemums in its rice paddies, My Phong and Go Cong cultivate marigolds, and Cho Lach is famous for bougainvillea, kumquats, and ornamental plants shaped like animals...
Despite selling at a loss, few people bought the flowers, so many small traders had no choice but to sadly discard the flowers and pots and return to their hometowns to celebrate New Year's Eve.
With high prices for Tet flowers in Da Nang, beautiful weather, and a rush of people buying them, gardeners and traders at the spring flower market are delighted.
Due to prolonged cold rain, many gladiolus flower fields in Ward 1, Tuy Hoa City, bloomed late, causing flower growers to suffer losses for the Tet holiday.
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