The 58{+t}{+h}fruit show at Sims Park in Coonoor will be held on May 21 and 22 and the flower show from May 27 to 29 at the Government Botanical Garden in Udhagamandalam, the Horticulture Department announced on Wednesday.
The flower and fruit shows have been delayed due to elections. There has been no announcement yet on the regular features of the summer festival such as Vegetable Show which used to be held at Kotagiri, a Spice show that used to be held in Gudalur, and the Rose show normally held in Udhagamandalam.
The 194 species of flowers to provide a feast to the eyes of the tourists this time would include Oriental Lilly, Tithonia, Torenia, Lobelia, 35 new varieties of Dahlia, Inca marigold, French marigold, Begonia, Candytuft, Delphinium, Lisianthus, fancy, Petunia, Phlox, Primula, Ranunculus, Cyclamen, Cineraria, Verbena, Hollyhock, Sunflower, Antirrhinum, Asiatic lilly and Viola.
The flower show gallery this time would have a decoration of nearly 1,500 varieties of flowers.
The Flower Show will be held at Botanical
Garden from
May 27 to 29
