The final stage preparations for the 39 Yercaud Flower Show that will be conducted on Saturday and Sunday is in full swing atop the hill. Officials of various departments are busy with arrangements to attract tourists for the two-day event.
Main venue“We will be using more than five lakh cut flowers for floral arrangements at Anna Park – the main venue for the flower show.
About 25 varieties of flowers from Bengaluru, Hosur, Ooty and Kodaikanal, will be used for the arrangements,” officials in the Horticulture Department told The Hindu on Thursday.
They added that the varieties include gladiolus, gerbera, anthurium, bird of paradise, coronation, lilium, tuberose, orchids, stadis, chrysanthemum, limonium. “We expect the flowers to reach Yercaud on Thursday night. It is because they will remain fresh only for three to four days”, officials said.
Over 20 varieties of flowers are in full bloom in 20,000 flower pots. The flowers in pots include a huge collection of marigold in 6,700 pots, 2,700 pots of salvia, 2,200 pots of zinnia and other flowering plants like aster, vinca, celosia, cosmos, gomephrema, Ooty-Petunia, gazania, hydrangia, daisy, snap dragon, balsam, poppy, ageratum, sweet william, coriopsis and geranium.
Glass houseAbout 2,000 pots of plants such as balsom hybrid, cactus, succulents, ferns orchids and a few other flowering plants from Ooty and Bengaluru are on display at the glass house.
A private firm has started clearing the weeds and other wastes from the lake on Thursday.
