Cornflowers in Hue Citadel have begun to bloom, the beautiful and gentle pink color makes the Royal space become more romantic and beautiful than ever.
The Tree in Hue Citadel sycamore is a tall, woody plant commonly grown in China and East Asian countries. In rural areas, the tree has a more familiar name, such as bronze silk, green boron, and forest boron.
Cornflower in Hue Citadel blossoms brightly when viewed from above. Photo: Instagram
The trunk if planted in the best conditions can be up to 16 m tall. The bark is smooth, the leaves are big but grows sparsely, so it looks very beautiful when flowering. Since the Han dynasty, in the royal garden of Chinese kings, many corn plants have been planted.
Corn field is a woody plant. Photo: VNExpress
In addition to as an ornamental, cornflower is also grown for medicinal purposes and for timber. Wood can be used as a zither or mystical instrument thanks to its unique sound transmission. Stems, resins and leaves can be used to cure diseases in traditional medicine.
The sycamore tree has many effects on medicinal herbs and for lumbering wood. Photo: VNExpresslegend
In the past, King Phuc Hy once saw five colors falling down the sycamore tree cluster, after that, a phoenix came to sit there. Phoenix is originally the lord of birds, so the king believes that this sycamore has absorbed the quintessence of heaven and earth.
The sycamore tree is often associated with the phoenix. Photo: VNExpress
King Phuc Hy allowed people to lower trees, use wood to make musical instruments. The middle part of the tree is both clear and cloudy. The worker is soaked in water for 72 days and nights, then picked up and dried and then made into a knife. The knife holding the piano can make the tiger stop singing, the gibbons can't stop singing.
Cornflowers dyed pink for a whole sky. Photo: khamphahue
Later, in feng shui, the Chinese and Vietnamese often plant trees for good luck, good fortune and fortune.
Chinese and Vietnamese people often plant trees for good luck, good fortune and fortune. Photo: khamphahuerecorded
The book of Dai Nam Nhat Thong Chi had written that King Minh Mang sent people to Guangzhou - China to plant field corn. The first trees are planted at the corner of Can Chanh power. Later, the king sent to plant more places in many other places in the royal garden.
The first sycamore tree planted in Hue Citadel was brought from China. Photo: VNExpressCitadel
Currently, in the, there are 8 maize plants that have only been planted in the past few thirty years. These trees are behind Thai Hoa palace, Ta, Huu Vu area. Out of 8 trees, only 3 trees are tallest, reaching 16-18 m, the smallest diameter is about 0.7 m.
Cornflower flowers bloom. Photo: VNExpress
In some other places such as Thuong Bac Park, Phu Van Lau, Tu Tuong, the tombs of King Minh Mang and King Tu Duc also have many corn plants, but all are saplings.
Many tourists come to hunt for photos of cornflowers in bloom. Photo: khamphahue
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Every year, the field corn in Hue Citadel blooms from the end of February to the May of lunar month. The pink flowers spread to purple, making the palace space calmer and more romantic.
Visit Hue Citadel in the cornflower season, remember to choose a white ao dai to honor the ancient beauty of this ancient architecture. Photo: Instagram
Currently, there are 2 cornflower trees blooming behind Thai Hoa Palace, where the king dwelled in the old days. In addition, a few corners of the garden are also graceful and many other trees are blooming.
Flowers grow in clusters. Photo: VNExpress
The cornflower in Hue Citadel is tiny, blooming together in clusters, looking like a phoenix, dancing and flying, very worthy of standing in the forbidden palace. King Minh Mang also chose to engrave the symbol of cornflower on the Cuu Dinh set in front of The Mieu, which is one of 162 impressive motifs.
Each flower bud when falling individually is usually very small. Photo: VNExpress
Like sycamore in Hue Citadel Firmiana genus, which highlights the male flowers forming a cluster, radio and hair shaft with purple flowers, thin and light as silk.
The blooming season of Hue cornflowers attracts many photographers to visit and keep beautiful moments. Photo: Instagram
At full bloom, the flowers turn the sky into a curtain, the pink color mixed with the tender purple color, looking as beautiful as the cherry blossoms. From a distance, visitors will feel each flower cluster like a dancing phoenix tail, extremely beautiful.
Beautiful carpet of flowers against the sky. Photo: VNExpress
If it is a young tree, each flower jars will bloom alternately with leaves. If the corn field is old, when flowering, the leaves have fallen off, the whole tree is left with only a few young leaves and a beautiful carpet of roses.
If it is a sapling, each flower will bloom alternately with the leaves.
Corn flower blooming time lasts up to 4 months, but around March and 4th lunar month is the most beautiful. At this time, the flowers bloom in unison, coloring the whole corner of the sky, making the space more poetic. Visitors who want to go to cornflower photography can choose this time.
Corn flower blooming time lasts up to 4 months, but around March and 4th lunar month is the most beautiful. Photo: Dantri
April and May is also the most beautiful time of the year. The weather is moderately sunny, not too harsh. Every time there is a flying rain making the landscape even more romantic.
Check in the cornflower season in Hue Dai Noi. Photo: Instagram
During the journey when traveling to Hue, if you visit Dai Noi, you should stop to check-in with the purple flowers of these cornflowers.
