Apart from the three main locations organised by the city in 23/9, Le Van Tam and Gia Dinh Parks, many other districts held Tet flower fairs for local demand.

In HCM City’s district 7, the fair opened at a semicircle lake in the Phu My Hung urban area with an area of 70,000sq.m, displaying 500 booths. Cu Chi district also opened a flower fair in Trung An commune’s trade village with an area of 1 hectare with 500 stalls.

Popular kinds of flowers, including yellow apricots, peach, chrysanthemum, orchids and sunflowers were all on display.

The price of the yellow apricot this year was VND100,000-300,000 per tree higher than 2010, and a small flowerpot fluctuated around VND700,000-1,000,000 per tree.

According to flower garden representatives, flower prices increased by 10-15 percent compared to the same period in 2010.