Tulip Garden Kashmir by Ahanger HOBO. Also called Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden. It is the largest tulip garden in Asia spread over an area of about 30 ha (74 acres).

 If a bunch of flower scan do miracles, imagine what can 2million Tulips do ! Spread over more than 25 acres of land do, opened for public in April 2007 Tulip Garden’ is actually one of the oldest gardens used for floricultural and botanical purposes in valley which was popular as Siraj bagh. Situated in the foothills of Zabarwan range near Royal Springs Golf Course Tulip Garden is just a km away from the boulevard and 8 km from city Centre. The superior quality tulip bulbs imported from Holand in a huge quantity are cultivated over the acres land in the month of October &November, which is the sowing season for the tulips. Month of March the green leafy stems produce a single bud, which grows into a marvelous tulip flower from early April. People of Kashmir have been fond of flowers since early times; even Jehangir has described the practice of planting tulips on the roof tops as peculiarity of people of Kashmir. Tulip lowers observe the spreading of flower in the morning and it’s contraction in the evening, which makes it most magnificent flower on earth. It is called “a garden of heaven” where only lucky people get a chance to visit and carry back the magnetic charm and strength of strong colors of the tulips. During the tulip season getting a ticket from the counter could be a quite hectic due to long que.

Type: Garden
Location: Srinagar, J&K, India
Area: 30 ha (74 acres)
Opened 2007
Owned by: Government of Jammu and Kashmir
Operated by: Department of Flori-culture
Visitors: 430,000 (2024)
Status: Open for the month of Mar-end to Apr-end every year.
Plants 1.75 million
Species 75
Collections Tulips