Colourful flowers adorn streets of Hanoi during spring

Many streets across Hanoi are now adorned with the pure beauty of Ban flowers, also known as Bauhinia variegate.

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Locals can easily find these beautiful flowers on Hoang Dieu, Bac Son, and Yen Phu streets, or around Ho Guom (Sword Lake).

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The Ban flower season typically starts in spring. Usually, the flowers come in white or red, but the majority are purple.

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The emergence of these flowers serves to beautify the capital’s streets due to their soft pink and purple colours.

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Many young people come to snap photographs among the bright flowers.

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White ‘sua’ trees (Dalbergia tonkinensis) thrive on Phan Dinh Phung street.

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The blooming tiny flowers brightens the scenery around the capital, making it feel more romantic.

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The elegant trees boast their beauty at a corner of the street.

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The Phong Linh tree is also known as the yellow trumpet tree, with these being popular in Peru, Brazil, and Paraguay. In recent years, it has been planted in Vietnam as ornamental plants to create landscapes in new urban areas of suburbs in Hanoi, Bac Giang, and Bac Ninh.

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People can enjoy the colourful beauty of Caribbean trumpet flower bunches along the streets of Park City Hanoi residential area in Ha Dong district and snap check-in photos with them.