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120-petal apricot flower lures HCMC onlookers

Thursday, 19 January 2012 16:00

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Many onlookers have flocked to an alley in Ho Chi Minh City’s Phu Nhuan District to admire the beauty of blooming apricot with 120-130 petals for each flower.

The blooming apricot with 120-130 petals for each flower, Photo: Tuoi Tre

The flowers of the plant, owned by the 60-year-old local resident Pham VanTien, also takes after that of raspberry daisy with many layers of bright yellow petals arranged in round shape when blooming.

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Besides, the buds of the flower are rounded and not as long as the other apricot buds.

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Tien said he chose to buy this plant from a garden in the Mekong Delta two months ago for VND5 million.

A ornamental tree enthusiast in Thu Duc Dsitrict said the plant is not a strange one given biological advancement. The flower may be a hybrid crossbred from many kinds of existing apricot flowers or a result of natural selection.

It may originate from Ben Tre province, he said.

Source: Tuoi tre

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