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Da Lat flower plantation ready for Tet

Flower reapers in Da Lat city in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong are working around the clock to prepare for flower harvests and transport to other cities and provinces.
Flower reapers in Da Lat city in the Central Highlands province of LamDong are working around the clock to prepare for flower harvests andtransport to other cities and provinces.

Flowers cultivatedacross 916 hectares will be sold in markets on the occasion of the LunarNew Year (Tet). The outputs of 470 hectares of chrysanthemum flowerswill be available, as will 130 hectares of lisianthus flowers, 70hectares of lily flowers, and 70 hectares of boat orchid flowers, amongothers.

Apart from traditional daisy villages in Thai Phien(District 12) and Ha Dong (District 8), residents in Xuan Tho communeenlarged their lands to grow daisy varieties. Other localities plantedlilies, boat orchids and lisianthuses instead of their usual vegetablesto serve the increased demand ahead of the Tet holiday.

Currently,prices remain unchanged in chrysanthemums, daisies, gerberas,lisianthuses, carnations and sunflowers, but boat orchid flower brancheshave ranged between 300,000 VND (14.1 USD) and 1.5 million VND (70.6USD).

Lily flowers are being sold around 165,000 VND (7.75 USD),below the peak price of 240,000 VND (11.3 USD) during the 2014 Lunar NewYear.-VNA
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