Da Quy flower (wild sunflower) is the signal for dry season of beautiful Dalat plateau. Many people think that Dalat has four seasons but in fact, like the typical climate type of the Central Highland, there are only two seasons in Dalat: dry and rainny.
Wild sunflowers show their beauty under the sunlight
The rainy season often lasts from April to October; the weather in this season is warm but rather cold in the evening because of high altitude.
Road covered by wild sunflowers.
When the dry season comes, Dalat seems to “wear a new shirt”. The whole city is overwhelmed with bright color of various kinds of flowers. Besides the splendid flowers, Dalat is also the heaven of wild flowers of which “da quy” (wild sunflower or tithonia diversifolia) is the most remarkable.
“Da quy” enters its blooming season in October and makes the beauty of Dalat unique. Its yellow color helps dispel the coldness of a mountainous town and is appealing to tourists.
Dalat wears a new shirt in October.
Some people say that Da Lat is no longer romantic without wild sunflowers which have thin petals and grow well in cold weather.
The best time to see the flower is early morning when Da Lat gets the first sunlight and dew is still found on leaves and petals. The afternoon between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. is also good to watch this flower. Travelers are advised to ride motorbikes to small roads and winding mountain passes to view such flowers.
Some recommended routes for tourists are Da Lat-Van Thanh Flower Village-Ta Nung-Voi Waterfalls-Langbiang; Trai Mat-Cau Dat (in Xuan Truong District) which is 30km from central Da Lat City; Da Lat -Lien Khuong (strolling on National Highway 20)-Nam Ban-Ta Nung-Da Lat; Da Lat-Cau Dat-D’ran-Don Duong-Chau Son-Fi Nuristsom-Tu Tra.
A close-up of wild sunflowers
