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The Nilgiris Collector, Lakshmi Bhavya Tanneeru, inaugurated the planting play for the 128th angiosperm amusement astatine the Government Botanical Garden successful Udhagamandalam connected Monday.
Speaking to reporters astatine the event, Ms. Tanneeru said that the angiosperm amusement is astir apt to beryllium held successful May 2026, and that elaborate arrangements were being made to showcase the diverseness of plants astatine the garden. She said that successful 2025, a full of 7.5 lakh flowering plants were planted, and that the fig of plants would summation this twelvemonth to 10 lakhs.
This year, to pull the wide nationalist and tourists, peculiar ornamental varieties specified arsenic Geraniums, Cyclamens, Balsams and galore caller ornamental angiosperm varieties including Oriental and Asiatic Lilies, Dahlias, Begonias, Carnations, French Marigolds, Pansies, Petunias, Phlox, Zinnias, Verbenas, Sunflowers, Celosias, Antirrhinums, Dianthus’, Asters, Gerberas, Chrysanthemums, Delphiniums, Salvias and Anthuriums are being cultivated.
A full of 275 varieties of seeds and saplings person been procured from countries specified arsenic Japan, America, Germany and the Netherlands, arsenic good arsenic from assorted states wrong India. Arrangements are being made to works 10 lakh angiosperm saplings crossed antithetic sections of the garden, she added.
The Collector besides said that successful bid to forestall harm during planting, protective measures are being undertaken utilizing due supporting structures and methods.
Further, successful transportation with the event, elaborate arrangements are being made to stack and show 50,000 potted colourful angiosperm plants wrong the assemblage country of the GBG and the Glass House.
Last year, 22.28 lakh tourists visited the botanical garden. This year, it is expected that astir 25 lakh tourists volition visit, the District Collector stated.
Also, contiguous astatine the lawsuit were apical officials from the State Horticulture Department.
