New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- Bright bands of red, yellow and pink tulips have begun to bloom along Chanakyapuri's Shanti Path, drawing curious visitors and photographers to the diplomatic enclave as the New Delhi Municipal Council's winter plantation turns parts of the capital into a brief spring spectacle.

On Tuesday, families, couples and tourists paused along the tree-lined stretch, walking slowly beside neat rows of flowers and stopping frequently to take photographs. Against the backdrop of embassy buildings and winter sunlight, the beds of tulips created an unusual splash of colour in the otherwise formal landscape.

The tulips were planted across the NDMC area beginning December 27 last year, after the civic body procured bulbs from the ...