With Immense Pride, Srinagar’s Tulip Garden Recognized As Asia’s Largest Tulip Garden

Nursery Today Desk

New Delhi: Adding to the pride of Kashmir, Srinagar’s Siraj Bagh Garden has been announced to be Asia’s largest Tulip Garden by the World Book of Records (London) with 1.5 million alluring tulip bulbs.

Siraj Bagh is another name of The Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden in Srinagar. It is located at the foothills of the Zabarwan Range overlooking the Dal Lake in Srinagar spread over 30 hectares adding to the beauty of ‘Heaven on Earth’ with its collection of 68 distinct varieties of tulips.

This great news was shared by Hardeep Singh Puri, India’s Union Minister for Housing & Urban Affairs & Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas on Twitter, now X, on August 21, 2023. Sharing a couplet by poet Amir Khusro, Puri wrote, “Gar firdaus bar-rue zamin ast‘. The picturesque paradise of tulips in Srinagar enters the World Book of Records as being Asia’s largest! 1.5 million tulip bulbs showcasing an astonishing collection of 68 distinct tulip varieties- attracting 100,000 visitors!”. At the end of his tweet he added the words, “phool aye, patthar gaye,” in Hindi at the end of his post which means “flowers have arrived, stones have left” in English.

The park was opened in 2007. It was Model Floriculture Center formerly. It is built on sloping ground in a terraced fashion, consisting of seven terraces. Along with a beautiful display of tulips, the garden also features hyacinths, daffodils, muscari, and cyclamens.

To boost tourism, Jammu and Kashmir administration annually organises a tulip festival that aims to showcase the range of flowers in the garden. This festival is held during the onset of the spring season every year.