Graduation season arrives with blooming red flowers – Top 10 phoenix tree viewing spots across Taiwan

By MOOK Scenic Spots Christopher | Compiled & Reported

Whenever graduation season arrives and the farewell song is sung, the phoenix tree also celebrates students stepping into the next chapter of life with its vibrant blossoms. The blooming phoenix flowers resemble a sea of crimson flames and are hailed as one of the most colorful trees in the world. The tall royal poinciana can grow over 20 meters high. Since phoenix flowers mostly bloom in May, June, and July—right during Taiwan’s campus graduation season—they are also seen as a symbol of this time of year. Below are ten spots where you can admire phoenix flowers, each dazzling with vibrant reds and greens, occasionally dotted with golden rain trees.

Changhua – Lüsun Road, Xizhou Township
Phoenix trees can be spotted everywhere on campuses and in parks across Changhua, but especially along the 2-kilometer stretch of Lüsun Road in Xizhou Township. Every year during the phoenix flower season, the profusion of blooms transforms the entire row of roadside trees into ones donning festive, beautiful red shirts—trees and ground alike ablaze in crimson, stunningly brilliant like a green tunnel.

Kaohsiung – Dahhu Tomato Factory
In Kaohsiung’s “Dahhu Tomato Factory,” a century-old phoenix tree stands silently within the abandoned factory. It has now entered its flowering season, bringing a different kind of seasonal beauty to the desolate red-brick gray walls and crumbling ruins, attracting many photography enthusiasts to capture the scene.

Taichung – Liming New Village
Address: Liming New Village (at the intersection of Daye Road and Liming Road)

Taichung – Baowen Campus, Lingdong University of Science and Technology
Address: Baowen Campus, Lingdong University of Science and Technology (at the junction of Jianguo Road, Zhongtai Road, and Tong’an West Lane, Nantun District, Taichung City)