Tulip Festival Delhi: Here's what you need to know about the annual flower festival
Tulip Festival Delhi: Here's what you need to know about the annual flower festival
The annual tulip festival began in Delhi on Tuesday, February 11, 2025. Organised by the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC). The third edition of the festival will have 350,000 bulbs of tulips in multiple locations in Delhi, especially at Shanti Path in Chanakyapuri.
Tulip Festival Delhi: Here's what you need to know about the annual flower festival
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The tulips planted this year are mostly from The Netherlands. An NDMC said, "Among the planted tulips, about 15,000 have been produced in Himachal Pradesh’s Palampur. Our aim is to minimise the dependence on imports in the next four years."
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The Tulip Festival is from February 7 to February 23, 2025. Entry to this festival is free of cost. There are a variety of tulips of different colours and species.
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Apart from Shanti Path, tulips have also been planted in Delhi Development Authority (DDA) parks, Central Park at Connaught Place, the NDMC Convention Centre lawn, Lodhi Garden, Talkatora Garden, Sardar Patel Marg, Mandi House, Windsor Place and others.
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This is the first time the general public will be able to buy potted tulips. There are about 100,000 potted tulips available for sale. One potted tulip will cost Rs. 89 and three flowers in one pot will cost Rs. 217.
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Ambassador Marisa Gerards said, “We are planting the tulips to celebrate the friendship between our two countries. We could see that the city of Delhi was doing so well in growing the tulips. We collaborate in many important sectors, such as agriculture, health, water management and innovation.”
