The CSIR-IHBT Tulip Garden in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, emerges as a dazzling gem amid Dhauladhar ranges – the state’s virgin tulip venture and India’s sophomore after Kashmir. Four years strong, it’s a tourist magnet par excellence.
Public access from February 10 has triggered a visitor explosion: over 70,000 and counting, with 1.5 lakh eyed, topping prior one-lakh hauls.
Director Dr. Sudesh Kumar Yadav enthused, ‘We’ve crossed 70,000 already; records are set to shatter.’
Admirers chime in: ‘Institute’s genius has transformed Palampur into tulip heaven,’ said a delighted family. Genesis traces to 2018 Dutch imports, morphing into robust local trials for production scalability.
Prioritizing variety care and market-ready outputs, the all-indigenous garden pioneers Himalayan tulip commerce, echoing Kashmir’s legendary Indira Gandhi Memorial.
As petals sway, it heralds floricultural self-reliance, spurring rural prosperity and immortalizing Palampur’s spring splendor.