Rose Garden

The beautiful Rose Garden adds to the charm of the lovely land of Ooty. The Centenary Rose Park was declared as the `Garden of Excellence' by the World Federation of Rose Societies at the World Convention of Rose Societies held at Osaka in Japan in the year 2006. The credit of this recognition goes to the Horticulture Department and the members of the Nilgiris Rose Society (NRS). The garden was inspected in 2005 by a team of members from the World Federation of Rose Societies and submitted its report to the Federation.

The Rose Garden was established in the year 1995. The Garden was founded to celebrate the 100th Annual Flower Show (AFC) at the Government Botanical Garden in Ooty. When the garden was initially laid there were 1919 varieties of rose, including floribundas, miniatures, hybrid teas, polyanthas and creepers.

New varieties are being included in the collection every year. Presently, the garden is said to have nearly 3000 varieties and very soon the 5000 mark will be crossed. The Centenary Rose Park in Ooty is spread over a huge area of more than four hectares of land in five terraces

At present, the Rose Garden has the distinction of being the only garden in the country with the largest collection of roses. People who are passionate about flowers and roses can come here to enjoy the beauty of a huge variety of roses such as Hybrid Tea Roses, Ramblers, miniature roses, Floribundas and many more. Some of the main attractions of the garden are roses of strange colors like black and green.

Last Updated on 9/20/2011