LAM DONG – The neighborhoods of Da Lat such as Don Duong and Duc Trong have been covered with yellow flowers of wildflowers, but few people come to admire them.

Can Van Phu (30 years old) just have a trip to take pictures of wild sunflowers in the suburbs of Da Lat? In the photo, he is hunting flowers in Da Ron commune, Don Duong district. A native of Hanoi but grew up in Lam Ha, Lam Dong, he has been with Da Lat for more than 10 years.

In the last days of October, Phu enjoys the wild sunflower season on the streets of the Don Duong district. He moved from the villages of Kan Kil, Chau Son in Dran town, through Lac Vien village, Lac Xuan commune, to Tu Tra and Da Ron communes and Lien Khuong airport, Duc Trong district. The photo above was taken in Kan Kil village when it was early morning, people went to the fields to work.

Wild anemone groves are like a carpet of yellow flowers, quietly blooming in the rice fields and cornfields in Tu Tra and Don Duong communes.

Yellow flowers are on the side of Tu Tra Bridge, which crosses the Da Nhim River.

In the last two years, Da Ron commune is a place where many tourists and photographers come to visit and take pictures of wild sunflowers because it still retains its pristine features and open atmosphere. However, here more and more greenhouses are sprouting up, making the space for wild sunflowers to bloom narrower.

Two friends Hanh and Tuyen from Duc Trong district were very excited to be able to take commemorative photos and watch the wild sunflowers bloom.

Wild sunflowers, also known as chrysanthemums or marigolds, belong to the daisy family, with a dark yellow color. The yellow color of flowers stretches endlessly, then winter has reached the alley. Van Phu said that in this year’s flower season, there are places where flowers are more beautiful than last year, but there are also places where there are no flowers because people cut down to make way for other crops.

A female customer walks among the wild sunflowers of Da Ron. Compared to every year, this year, the spots to see wild sunflowers are less crowded because of the complicated situation of Covid-19.

The pace of working life amidst the golden flower scene in Da Ron. The best time to see the flowers is in the morning around 7:30am – 10am and in the afternoon around 14-16pm because then the dewdrops have melted and the sun is not too harsh, making the wild sunflowers shine and shimmer more beautifully.

The hillside is dyed yellow with wild sunflowers, dotted with houses near Lien Khuong highway area, Duc Trong district. In addition to the above suburban spots, visitors can hunt wild sunflowers along the route of Da Lat – Cam Ly airport – Van Thanh flower village – Ta Nung town – Elephant waterfall – Langbiang mountain or Da Lat – Lien Khuong – Nam Ban – Ta Nung.

Photo: Can Van Phu