Overview
- The festival was inaugurated on February 23 at Shanti Path in Chanakyapuri and remains open to the public throughout February.
- NDMC procured 517,500 bulbs this season (325,000 for NDMC and 192,500 for the DDA), with expansive plantings across central Delhi and 100,000 potted tulips available for purchase.
- Localisation efforts include NDMC’s tulip growth and storage facility and bulb supplies from CSIR-IHBT Palampur to support conservation and reuse in India’s warmer conditions.
- Netherlands Ambassador Marisa Gerards hosted a 50,000-bloom display at her residence and said the Netherlands will explore an India-suitable tulip variety that could be named after a prominent Indian personality.
- Officials said the formal opening was moved from February 17 due to security for the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.