Bonsai from wild plants and flowers is becoming a hobby of bonsai lovers because of its uniqueness and strangeness. This is also a development opportunity for those who grow bonsai.

These wild plants are being sold as both seedling and finished bonsai trees. Depending on their size, shape, canopy, age and attractiveness, they are sold for prices ranging from a few tens of thousands of VND to several million VND, even tens of millions of VND per tree.

Below are some types of flowers and wild plants that have been turned into bonsai trees to attract customers this Tet holiday:

Thistle

The flower often grows wild along the roadside, around the lawns. They are present from North to South, just pay attention and you can easily see them.

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The flower plant is sought after to display in the house during Tet (Photo: Nguoi Dua Tin)

The flower plant is usually 1.8-2m tall but the stem is not large. This type of flower has a cluster of roots so it is easy to dig and plant. The advantage of the flower plant is that it has a beautiful and diverse shape and is easy to bend.

The yellow flowers usually bloom from June to October. If the plant has flowers, they bloom every day, but usually bloom from 8-9am to 3pm then fade.

On the market, bonsai flowers come in many sizes and shapes, priced from several hundred thousand to several million VND per pot.

Many people are surprised when this wild plant that grows everywhere transforms into a surprisingly beautiful plant in a pot. Notably, in recent years, the flower plant has been sought after to display in homes during Tet.

Mimosa pudica

Mimosa pudica (also known as the shy plant...) is a wild plant that grows on the roadside. But thanks to its beautiful shape and eye-catching small purple flowers, mimosa pudica is brought to pots by artisans to become beautiful bonsai.

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Mimosa flowers are put into beautiful bonsai pots by artisans (Photo: Dak Nong Newspaper)

Turning wild mimosa flowers into bonsai worth millions is becoming a hobby sought after by bonsai enthusiasts. Many mimosa bonsai groups and forums have appeared on social networking sites. Mimosa bonsai trees have beautiful shapes and are therefore popular with many people.

Mimosa tree embryos, depending on size, shape, and canopy, are sold by players from a few tens of thousands of dong to millions of dong per tree. In particular, rare and beautiful embryos can cost up to tens of millions of dong per tree.

Five-color flower tree

The five-color flower tree that used to grow wild everywhere has now been "potted" into a beautiful bonsai. The five-color flower tree roots are grafted, pruned, and shaped to create an eye-catching canopy.

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The five-color flower tree "potted" into a bonsai has a beautiful shape (Photo: Tien Phong)

Although it is a wildflower, the pentacolor plant has a strong vitality, blooming all year round with a variety of extremely beautiful colors.

Each pot of five-color flowers costs from several hundred thousand to millions of dong, even many beautiful bonsai trees cost tens of millions of dong.

Fern

In recent years, the trend of decorating landscapes and gardens to welcome Tet has increased. Especially for families with large gardens and spaces. Ferns covered with moss are very popular.

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Ferns have beautiful, green foliage all year round and have the effect of purifying the air, so they are often placed in pots as ornamental plants (Photo: Tien Phong)

This is a wild plant, mainly growing on walls and in shady places. Because of its beautiful, green foliage all year round and its ability to purify the air, ferns are often grown in pots as ornamental plants.

There are many types of ferns such as herbaceous ferns, woody ferns and ancient ferns. Of these, ancient ferns are popular with many people, especially families with large spaces and tropical style decoration.

At stores, each fern pot costs from 300,000 VND to 5 million VND, depending on size, shape, and position. Some pots even cost up to tens of millions of VND.

Earning billions by growing wild plants, the hotter the weather, the more money you make

The sương sâm plant used to be a wild plant growing in the mountains and forests. Now, Mr. Nguyen Quang Dinh (residing in Tam Anh Nam commune, Nui Thanh district) has introduced it into large-scale cultivation and has unexpectedly brought high economic efficiency.