When the cherry blossom season is over, the wisteria season has just arrived. At this time, the pink and purple color gently covers the whole park, making the natural scenery more beautiful than ever. If you have the opportunity to come to the land of Phu Tang, you definitely do not miss the opportunity to admire the wisteria paradise.

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The romantic beauty of wisteria flowers.

Origin and meaning of Japanese wisteria

The scientific name of wisteria is Wisteria Sinesis, English is Chinese Wisteria. It is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, which is a vine with flowers that hang down to the ground. Wisteria flowers are grown most in the Eastern United States, however, in some countries such as China and Japan, they are also grown as ornamental plants in parks and tourist attractions.

Wisteria flowers have many different colors such as white, yellow, red, but the most popular is purple wisteria.

In Japan, wisteria flowers are called Fuji flowers. In Vietnam, they are called by many different names such as wisteria flower, wisteria flower, purple cassava … Although it takes 10 years for wisteria to flower, when in full bloom, it brings poetic beauty. Dreamy and romantic, making people feel lost in a fairyland. Therefore, people often grow wisteria in trellises, clusters or flower tunnels.

If the rose symbolizes love, the wisteria flower means eternal love. White flowers symbolize pure love, sincere friendship. Purple flowers are expressions of affection and expression of expectation of the other party’s response… Perhaps that’s why Japanese wisteria is considered one of the most romantic and beautiful flowers in the world.

Photo: @linglan_photolife.

The wisteria tunnel in Ashikaga Park.

Admire the Japanese wisteria paradise

In Vietnam, wisteria flowers bloom most beautifully in February and March when the weather is still chilly. In China, the blooming time is from March to April. If you come to Japan between April and May, you will have the opportunity to admire the scenery of the whole country. covered with romantic purple color.

The wisteria tree is over 100 years old. Photo: @taurusody.

Currently, all over Japan there are many places to see wisteria flowers. However, the most beautiful is the flower paradise in Ashikaga Park. In 2015, CNN once selected this park as one of the top 10 desirable destinations with specialties of the wisteria season. This is also the place where the great wisteria tree is over 100 years old and the “wisteria tunnel” stretches for nearly 100m, the tree is about 20m high and 10m wide horizontally. When blooming, the flowers droop into clusters of purple, making the scene here like a fairyland in the world.

In addition, Ashikaga Park also has a flower path with an arch covered with white wisteria flowers and a long walkway with yellow wisteria flowers on both sides. In the evenings, the whole park is brightly lit, creating a memorable landscape for locals and tourists from all over the world to visit and take pictures.