Asiaâs largest tulip garden in Srinagar opens for visitors
Srinagar's Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden, Asia's largest tulip garden, was opened for visitors on Sunday. This year, 12.5 lakh tulip bulbs of 48 varieties were sown in the garden by the floriculture department, state Floriculture Minister Javaid Mustafa Mir said, adding that 20% bloom was recorded on Sunday. Apart from the tulips, 40,000 hyacinth bulbs have also been planted.