Srinagar, Oct. 23 -- Director of Floriculture, Gardens & Parks Kashmir, Mathoora Masoom, on Thursday said that the department will inaugurate a new theme garden dedicated to chrysanthemums this Saturday, underlining the flower's potential to extend the region's tourist season beyond the usual autumn bloom.

Talking to Kashmir News Service (KNS) she said that,"Chrysanthemum is an autumn flower, this flower is very hard. It will last at least till the end of November," Masoom said, emphasising the resilience of the flowers and their value for tourism.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel

She said that while tulips herald spring, chrysanthemums can carry the season into late autumn and early winter.

The garden currently features 50 var...