Outlining the details of the varieties and colours of the planted tulip flowers, the Chairman said that about 17000 bulbs of the varieties consisting of Purple Prince, Red impression, Crystal Star, Queens land, World’s favorite, Ninja, Largo, Orange Queen and Micky Chic had been successfully grown in these parks and garden. For which pre-programmed bulbs were imported from Holland.
The flowering tulips are now in full bloom and it had been becoming the centre of attraction for the people particularly the children, who are visiting the garden and people are daily inquiring about the cultivation of these flowers, he said.
He further said that it is really a matter of satisfaction and encouragement that with the sustained efforts and scientific approach of the Horticulture Department, the tulip being a temperate crop, which required cold temperature had been cultivated in a humid sub tropical climatic zone of New Delhi area having altogether different temperature even in winter season.
The Chairman said that the Horticulture Department had been engaged in exploring the possibilities to introduce such more flowering plants to add the varieties and colours in area under the jurisdiction of NDMC.
The tulips occupy a prominent position among the top 10 flowers of the world and in the international flower market, tulips command good demand on account of their elegant flowers of different hues and shapes. And added that Tulip being a temperate crop requires a cold temperature regime for flower initiation and are less influenced by light. In India, the conditions to grow Tulips are very conducive in Srinagar (J&K) and surrounding cold areas, he said. Sri Nagar also import such pre-programmed bulbs from other countries such as Holland, he said.
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