Asia’s largest tulip garden open for visitors

Kashmir's tulip garden(Asia’s largest), where the flowers are in full bloom, was thrown open for visitors in summer capital Srinagar on Thursday, 25th March 25, 2010.
'The garden has become a major attraction and an ideal visiting spot for both tourists and locals,' said Sheikh Farhan, assistant flori-culture officer.
'Red, yellow, variegated, pink, white, orange, light blue, and magenta are the main colours of tulips that are in bloom right now,
Farhan said in order to prolong the flowering season, many annual bulbs including phlox, candytuft, antirrhinum, and pansies have also been sown in the garden this year.
In order to prolong the flowering season of the garden, we have planted around 25 lakh bulbs of these annual flowers since tulips remain in bloom for just 15 to 20 days depending on the temperature here,' he added.
The tulip garden in Srinagar is situated on the foothills of the Zabarwan mountain range on the banks of the Dal Lake here.
'The tulips cover an area of over 12 acres and gradually the area is being increased,' Farhan said.

Kashmir's tulip garden(Asia’s largest), where the flowers are in full bloom, was thrown open for visitors in summer capital Srinagar on Thursday, 25th March 25, 2010.
'The garden has become a major attraction and an ideal visiting spot for both tourists and locals,' said Sheikh Farhan, assistant flori-culture officer.
'Red, yellow, variegated, pink, white, orange, light blue, and magenta are the main colours of tulips that are in bloom right now,
Farhan said in order to prolong the flowering season, many annual bulbs including phlox, candytuft, antirrhinum, and pansies have also been sown in the garden this year.
In order to prolong the flowering season of the garden, we have planted around 25 lakh bulbs of these annual flowers since tulips remain in bloom for just 15 to 20 days depending on the temperature here,' he added.
The tulip garden in Srinagar is situated on the foothills of the Zabarwan mountain range on the banks of the Dal Lake here.
'The tulips cover an area of over 12 acres and gradually the area is being increased,' Farhan said.

Kashmir's tulip garden(Asia’s largest), where the flowers are in full bloom, was thrown open for visitors in summer capital Srinagar on Thursday, 25th March 25, 2010.
'The garden has become a major attraction and an ideal visiting spot for both tourists and locals,' said Sheikh Farhan, assistant flori-culture officer.
'Red, yellow, variegated, pink, white, orange, light blue, and magenta are the main colours of tulips that are in bloom right now,
Farhan said in order to prolong the flowering season, many annual bulbs including phlox, candytuft, antirrhinum, and pansies have also been sown in the garden this year.
In order to prolong the flowering season of the garden, we have planted around 25 lakh bulbs of these annual flowers since tulips remain in bloom for just 15 to 20 days depending on the temperature here,' he added.
The tulip garden in Srinagar is situated on the foothills of the Zabarwan mountain range on the banks of the Dal Lake here.
'The tulips cover an area of over 12 acres and gradually the area is being increased,' Farhan said.

Kashmir's tulip garden(Asia’s largest), where the flowers are in full bloom, was thrown open for visitors in summer capital Srinagar on Thursday, 25th March 25, 2010.
'The garden has become a major attraction and an ideal visiting spot for both tourists and locals,' said Sheikh Farhan, assistant flori-culture officer.
'Red, yellow, variegated, pink, white, orange, light blue, and magenta are the main colours of tulips that are in bloom right now,
Farhan said in order to prolong the flowering season, many annual bulbs including phlox, candytuft, antirrhinum, and pansies have also been sown in the garden this year.
In order to prolong the flowering season of the garden, we have planted around 25 lakh bulbs of these annual flowers since tulips remain in bloom for just 15 to 20 days depending on the temperature here,' he added.
The tulip garden in Srinagar is situated on the foothills of the Zabarwan mountain range on the banks of the Dal Lake here.
'The tulips cover an area of over 12 acres and gradually the area is being increased,' Farhan said.

Kashmir's tulip garden(Asia’s largest), where the flowers are in full bloom, was thrown open for visitors in summer capital Srinagar on Thursday, 25th March 25, 2010.
'The garden has become a major attraction and an ideal visiting spot for both tourists and locals,' said Sheikh Farhan, assistant flori-culture officer.
'Red, yellow, variegated, pink, white, orange, light blue, and magenta are the main colours of tulips that are in bloom right now,
Farhan said in order to prolong the flowering season, many annual bulbs including phlox, candytuft, antirrhinum, and pansies have also been sown in the garden this year.
In order to prolong the flowering season of the garden, we have planted around 25 lakh bulbs of these annual flowers since tulips remain in bloom for just 15 to 20 days depending on the temperature here,' he added.
The tulip garden in Srinagar is situated on the foothills of the Zabarwan mountain range on the banks of the Dal Lake here.
'The tulips cover an area of over 12 acres and gradually the area is being increased,' Farhan said.

Kashmir's tulip garden(Asia’s largest), where the flowers are in full bloom, was thrown open for visitors in summer capital Srinagar on Thursday, 25th March 25, 2010.
'The garden has become a major attraction and an ideal visiting spot for both tourists and locals,' said Sheikh Farhan, assistant flori-culture officer.
'Red, yellow, variegated, pink, white, orange, light blue, and magenta are the main colours of tulips that are in bloom right now,
Farhan said in order to prolong the flowering season, many annual bulbs including phlox, candytuft, antirrhinum, and pansies have also been sown in the garden this year.
In order to prolong the flowering season of the garden, we have planted around 25 lakh bulbs of these annual flowers since tulips remain in bloom for just 15 to 20 days depending on the temperature here,' he added.
The tulip garden in Srinagar is situated on the foothills of the Zabarwan mountain range on the banks of the Dal Lake here.
'The tulips cover an area of over 12 acres and gradually the area is being increased,' Farhan said.