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Rose Exhibition: Over 3,000 varieties including Hybrid tea, Floribunda, polyantha & miniature; Competition for garden & students


A rose signifies many emotions and meanings and in the upcoming annual Rose exhibition and competition, Indoreans can witness over 3,000 such varieties of the popular flower.
The two-day 33rd Annual Rose Exhibition will be organised on Feb 1 and 2 at Yashwant club. The exhibition has been jointly organised by Malwa Rose Society, the Department of Horticulture and the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC).
The exhibition will showcase roses from Indore, Pune, Bhopal, Ujjain, Ratlam, Dewas, Pithampur and nearby villages.
The exhibition will be inaugurated on 4 pm on February 1. The exhibition will remain open till 10 pm on Feb 1. On Feb 2, rose lovers can visit the exhibition from 9 am to 10 pm.
In the exhibition, along with various shades of roses, special rose species like Hybrid Tea, Floribunda, polyantha and a number of new varieties in addition to roses hundreds of miniature variety will be showcased.
Rose Garden Competition
A competition for rose gardens has also been organised. The competition is divided into three categories of having minimum 50 and maximum 150 rose plants along with small, medium and terrace-based gardens with minimum 25 plants. This year, the plants in pots have also been accepted and also will be a part of exhibit.
The winners of the rose garden competition will be announced on Feb 2 at 5 pm.
Chairman of the rose society Dr Dev Patodi said, “So far, we have received more than 100 entries.”
Deputy director of horticulture department TC Waskle said, “Out of all the entries, selected 30 entries of individual and institutional gardens will be visited for final evaluation on January 29-30, which Indore, Dewas, Pithampur and nearby areas.”
Flower arrangement and painting competition for school students
Two competitions for school students will be organised on Feb 2 during the exhibition from 9:30 am. The first competition is floral arrangement competition. Students will be required to cut and arrange flowers forming unique arrangements.
The second is painting competition, wherein students will paint various roses and rose arrangements using pencil crayons or water colours. Use of oil and acrylic colours is restricted.
The competition will be organised in the following categories:
Junior group: classes 1 to 6
Middle group: classes 7 to 9
Senior group: classes 10 to 12


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