Kashmir's tulip garden opens for public with 15 lakh tulips of 68 varieties

Updated: Mar 19 2023 9:21PM

Kashmir's tulip garden opens for public with 15 lakh tulips of 68 varieties

Srinagar, Mar 19 (PTI) The Indira Gandhi Tulip Garden, Asia's largest tulip garden, ensconced between Dal Lake and the Zabarwan hills here opened for the public on Sunday.

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at the opening ceremony said that about 68 varieties of tulips will bloom in the garden this year.

Besides 15 lakh tulips of various colours and hues, the garden, also known as Siraj Bagh, has other spring flowers, such as hyacinths, daffodils, muscari and cyclamens, on display, said Inam-ul-Rehman, in-charge of the garden.

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