Ooty flower show to be a 5-day event this year
Ooty is all set for the annual summer festival, which features the very famous flower show, fruit show, rose show and vegetable show. The 123rd edition of the flower show will be held at the botanical garden from May 17 to 21, 2019. The 61st edition of the fruit show will be held at Sim’s Park in Coonoor on May 25 and 26, 2019. Instead of the regular three-day show, this year’s flower show will be held for 5 days.
More than 15,000 flower pots of various varieties, will display around 3,00,000 flower saplings of more than 150 varieties. The government rose garden, with 30,000 rose plants of 4,000 varieties will be one of major attractions during the festival.
The dates for the rose show, vegetable show and spice show are yet to be announced.