Shinan-gun Daffodil Island Seondo, the 'Beautiful Flower' Kumyeonghwa Blooming to Deliver Hope

For Those Seeking the Withered Narcissus Flowers, It Makes You Forget the Delay

Golden dewdrop flowers are in full bloom on Seondo, Jido-eup, Sinan-gun. (Photo by Sinan-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] On the 17th, Jeonnam Sinan-gun announced that on Seondo, a small island in Jido-eup, daffodils have withered and yellow California poppies are in full bloom, attracting continuous visits from tourists.

Seondo is a small island with a population of about 200 people, whose overall shape resembles a cicada, hence called Cicada Island (蟬島).

About 10% (approximately 8 hectares) of the island's total farmland is planted with over 100 varieties of daffodils. During the first daffodil festival in 2019, more than 12,000 visitors, over 50 times the island's population, came to the island. In 2020, it was selected as a "Desirable Island," and all facilities including houses and warehouses were painted yellow, creating a groundbreaking color marketing strategy that turns the entire island into a yellow wave every spring, gaining nationwide fame.

Until last year, tourists decreased after the daffodils withered in May, but this year, visitors continue to come due to the California poppies that have taken the place of the daffodils.

The California poppy, also known as Geumyeonghwa, grows 30 to 50 cm tall and blooms from May to August.

Like its flower meanings of "sweetness" and "please accept my hope," the California poppy is called a beautiful flower that conveys hope in the era of COVID-19.

Swaying in the spring breeze, the California poppies greet visitors to Seondo, and nestled between the emerald sea and clear barley fields, they seem to make those who come after the daffodils have withered forget the lateness of the season.

Spring on Sinan Seondo begins with daffodils and continues with the yellow waves of California poppies, truly becoming an island where flowers bloom all year round.

From May to August, you can experience the paradise of yellow waves overflowing with California poppies on Seondo.

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