Violet flamboyant flower originated from South America arrived in Da Lat in 1960.
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Arriving in Da Lat city on the days between March and early April is the best time to admire the beauty of violet flamboyant flowers for any tourist.
In early summer, flamboyant flowers bloom on the bank of the Xuan Huong Lake, near the Da Lat floating pavilion, along the road to Dalat Market, the valley Love, Hai Ba Trung and Tran Phu roads.
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In summer, Da Lat city weather possesses four seasons in one day. In the dawn, it is engulfed in fog like in spring. In the midday, it is hot like in summer. In the sunset, Dalat is as romantic as it is in the autumn. At night, it is like in the chilly winter.
Flamboyant trees make Da Lat go violet while the pink color of cherry blossoms has faded, the roads of Da Lat resort city, Lam Dong province have now been dyed violet by the bright blooming flowers of the so-called flamboyant trees.
The oldest flamboyant trees in the city of flowers were built in the 1970. Dalat’s elder citizen report that engineer Luong Van Sau, a member of the French Rose Society, was the one who imported the trees into Dalat.
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According to the elderly, these flamboyant trees were grown in Dalat, including one on the bank of the Xuan Huong Lake, near the Da Lat floating pavilion, one on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai road and two others in the city’s park. However, one tree died.
In 1995, Dr. Ha Ngoc Mai Dr. brought seeds of flamboyant trees from Australia, and then, approximately 3,000 flamboyant trees were grown in Da Lat city.
Since then, Dalat’s gardeners have created thousands of the violet flamboyant trees. The tree has become a symbol of the resort city.
