New Delhi, March 14 -- Over the past month, Delhi NCR was awash with colour as thousands of tulips bloomed across the city, from Shanti Path to the lawns of Rashtrapati Bhavan, drawing crowds eager to catch a glimpse of the tulip festival. But anyone visiting these gardens now is likely to notice far fewer blooms. Reportedly, more than five lakh bulbs were procured this year, primarily from Netherlands. Yet with temperatures climbing sooner than expected, many of these flowers have already begun fading at gardens and nurseries around the city.

Tulip demand is high, but nurseries discourage buyers

Gaurav Saini, from RK Kataria Nursery in Nizamuddin, informs that though the demand has not diminished, they are purposely discouraging the bu...