Poor weather spoils Vietnam’s pre-Tet flower market

Farmers in ‘flower hubs’ across Vietnam are anticipating a low business season for the upcoming Tet, or the Lunar New Year period that is two weeks away, with crops failing to bloom as planned due to unpredictable weather.

Vietnamese traditionally decorate their houses with flowers to celebrate the holidays, while many flower festivals are scheduled to take place just before Tet.

In both cases, the flowers are expected to reach full bloom on the eve of the new lunar year, but this year a number of flower farmers have predicted that their crops will bloom either sooner or later than expected.

In Da Lat, dubbed the ‘kingdom of green produce’ in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, the maiden Cherry Blossom Festival will not take place in mid-January as planned, as the flowers have refused to bloom.

The rainy season in Da Lat ended one month later than usual, meaning it has taken an additional month for the flowers to bloom, delaying the festival to mid-February, when Tet has already finished.

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