Exporting tulips from Bangladesh can bring in large amounts of foreign exchange, Thijs Woudstra, deputy head of mission, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, has said.
“it is possible to earn a large amount of foreign exchange by exporting the tulips. It can be exported to neighboring countries including Vietnam, China, and Thailand,” said the deputy head of mission on Saturday.
He made the comments while visiting the gardens in the Kewachala area of Gazipur's Sreepur.
Dhaka TribuneThe tulip garden owner, Delwar Hossain, said Thijs Woudstra knew about his business for four years. “The official came to Bangladesh to see and inquire about the flower production of his country.”
Delwar further said Woudstra expressed his interest in expanding the local tulip gardens.
Tulip, the national flower of Turkey and the Netherlands, grows from bulbs. Most tulips thrive in colder winters because of the long-chilling requirement for the bulbs.
Tulips come in many colors, such as orange, pink, cherry, magenta, salmon, crimson, purple, apricot, lilac, mauve, blue, yellow, violet, terracotta, red, scarlet, chocolate and brown along with many other shades.
