Srinagar's Tulip Garden is the largest in Asia, and is spread across 52 hectares on the foothills of picturesque Zabarwan mountains.

J&K Lieutenant Gov Manoj Sinha at the opening ceremony said that about 68 varieties of tulips will bloom in the garden this year.

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Besides 1.5 million tulip of various colours & hues, Siraj Bagh, has other spring flowers, such as hyacinths, daffodils, muscari and cyclamens, on display.

The garden, located by the banks of the Dal Lake, will be open to public from Monday onwards.

Formerly known as Siraj Bagh, the Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden was opened in 2008 by then CM of J&K Ghulam Nabi Azad.

A new tulip garden will be opened in April in Sanasar area of the Jammu region in which 2.75 lakh tulips of 25 varieties will bloom, according to Lieutenant Governor Sinha.

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