Asia's largest tulip garden in Srinagar opens to public

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Published on Mar 24, 2024 10:07 AM IST

A record 17 lakh tulip bulbs have been planted in Asia's largest tulip garden which is spread over 55 hectares, officials said.

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Asia's largest tulip garden in Srinagar was thrown open to the public on Saturday, officials said. The garden is nestled between the Dal Lake and the Zabarwan Hills. (ANI)

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The Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden, earlier known as Siraj Bagh, was opened to the public as tulips of different colours have started to bloom, Floriculture Department officials said. (HT Photo/Waseem Andrabi)

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"The tulip garden has been thrown open to the public," the department's Commissioner Secretary Sheikh Fayaz Ahmad told news agency PTI. (ANI)

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Tulips bloom at Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden after it was opened to the public, in Srinagar on Saturday.(ANI)

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Tourists pose for a photo at Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden after it has been opened to the public, in Srinagar.(ANI)

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Srinagar, Mar 23 (ANI): Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden after it has been opened to the, in Srinagar on Saturday. (ANI)

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The department plants the tulip bulbs in a phased manner so that the flowers remain in the garden for a month or more. (PTI)

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"When the garden blooms fully, there will be a rainbow of tulips," department officials said. (PTI)

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The department added that five new varieties of tulips have been added to the existing 68 this year. It has also increased the area of the tulip garden by adding another two lakh bulbs. (PTI)

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Other spring flowers such as hyacinths, daffodils, muscari and cyclamens will also be on display to add to the variety of flowers and colours in the garden, they said. (PTI)

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Asia's largest tulip garden in Srinagar opens to public

Asia's largest tulip garden in Srinagar was thrown open to the public on Saturday, officials said. The garden is nestled between the Dal Lake and the Zabarwan Hills. (ANI)

The Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden, earlier known as Siraj Bagh, was opened to the public as tulips of different colours have started to bloom, Floriculture Department officials said. (HT Photo/Waseem Andrabi)

"The tulip garden has been thrown open to the public," the department's Commissioner Secretary Sheikh Fayaz Ahmad told news agency PTI. (ANI)

Tulips bloom at Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden after it was opened to the public, in Srinagar on Saturday.(ANI)

Tourists pose for a photo at Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden after it has been opened to the public, in Srinagar.(ANI)

Srinagar, Mar 23 (ANI): Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden after it has been opened to the, in Srinagar on Saturday. (ANI)

The department plants the tulip bulbs in a phased manner so that the flowers remain in the garden for a month or more. (PTI)

"When the garden blooms fully, there will be a rainbow of tulips," department officials said. (PTI)

The department added that five new varieties of tulips have been added to the existing 68 this year. It has also increased the area of the tulip garden by adding another two lakh bulbs. (PTI)

Other spring flowers such as hyacinths, daffodils, muscari and cyclamens will also be on display to add to the variety of flowers and colours in the garden, they said. (PTI)

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