Houseplant obsession: an expensive new hobby in Vietnam
By Phan Duong April 23, 2021 | 08:00 pm GMT+7
The houseplant-enthusiast community in Vietnam has attracted thousands of followers in just a few years, with many boasting collections valued at billions of dong (VND1 billion = $43,340).
A group of about 50 plant enthusiasts in central Da Nang City met one evening in March to show off and admire the beauty of rare, unusual houseplants with complicated scientific names like Anthurium Veitchii King, Philodendron Billietiae Croat, and Alocasia Silver Dragon.
Nguyen Ngoc Quy, admin of an online forum with more than 5,500 members, said the hobby involves collecting colorful and uniquely shaped plants that adapt to each season.