Ooty, May 19 (ANI): Hundred
and twelfth flower show at the Government Botanical garden
in Ooty attracted tourists from all over the country and
abroad as well.
Roses, daisies, lilies and orchids could all be seen in
Ooty as it hosted a spectacular two-day flower show, with
an estimated one million flowers on display.
The show was held from May 17 to May 18.
Hordes of tourist from across the country and abroad visited
Ooty for this spectacular flower show.
Every year we used to get nearly 150,000 visitors for the
show. But this year we are expecting at least 30,000 more.
So this is a unique feature of Ooty. It is one of the main
events of the summer festival, which attracts more visitors
not only from India but from abroad as well, said R. Selvaraj,
Joint Director Horticulture.
With flowers in full bloom, coupled with good weather, the
show was an instant hit with the tourists, who throng the
hill station during this time to escape summer heat.
We are very fortunate to be in Ooty at the exact time when
the show is going on. Coming from the plains, we have no
idea of what kinds of flowers there are in this part and
variety and health of plants and then different the sheer
riot of colours, as friend puts it. It’s absolutely
amazing, said Aatri, a tourist.
Varied varieties of flowers of every conceivable colour
at the show proved to be the prefect feast for eyes of the
tourists.
I have come to this flower show for the first time and this
show is really very beautiful. I haven’t seen such
a large variety of flowers any where in my life. We saw
many different colours of attractive flowers, said Saranya,
a tourist.
As an added attraction top ten flowers from all over the
world were also displayed at the show.
The major attractions at the two-day show included 23 feet
high spacecraft model made with nearly 25,000 carnations
and a flower mount 20 feet high decked with 20,000 gerberas
and carnations.
Apart from these, vegetable carvings and fruits grown in
the regions were also on display at the show.
India’s annual flower production is about 1,000 tonnes.
A large number of flowers meet the huge domestic demand
while most of the cut flowers are sent to Amsterdam from
where they are distributed to other European countries.
The floricultural products include cut flowers, which contribute
about 60 per cent of the global trade, flowering and green
potted plants and bedding plants from a small segment of
the floricultural crop production worldwide. |
Select a Florist
