Unfazed By Weather, Tulips Will Bloom At Asia's Largest Tulip Garden
Srinagar: Be it sun or snow, the Tulips are all set to bloom at Asia’s largest Tulip Garden in Srinagar in the months to come to mesmerize tourists and locals alike.
Ali Muhammad (name changed), a Gardner, looking after the garden said Tulips will bloom no matter whether the valley will have precipitation or the ongoing dry spell will persist.
Presently, Kashmir is witnessing prolonged dry spell since December last year while the ongoing 40-day harshest winter period, known as Chilla-Kalan has not brought any relief yet as 23 days of the harshest winter period have already elapsed.
The prolonged dry spell, as per the experts, is a serious cause of concern as it would end up in serious repercussions in the coming months.
However, Ali Muhammad said there would be least impact on the Tulips with the persistent dry spell. “The Tulips don't specifically need snow or sun. It can grow in any case,” he said.
The groundwork, he said, has already been completed in mid December and the Tulips will start blooming after a few months depending on the weather conditions.
Javaid Masood,
In-Charge
Tulip Garden said Tulips are allweather flowers and can grow in any case. “It doesn’t need any specific weather conditions or mandatory snow to grow,” he added.
He said water is being poured into the flower beds, which is enough to have Tulips in full bloom. Pertinently, with five more varieties in upcoming season, the Asia's largest, Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden Tulip garden, located in the between Dal Lake and the Zabarwan hills is set to witness a blooming of 1.7 million tulip bulbs for the first time.
Officials said that compared to 68 varieties in previous year, they have decided to increase the number of varieties to 73 in this season.