Dahlias in Gardens by the Bay's floral show are grown entirely in S'pore

Gardens by the Bay’s Chinese New Year floral display Dahlia Dreams will make a return to Flower Dome on Jan 15. PHOTO: GARDENS BY THE BAY
A visitor takes a photograph at Dahlia Dreams at Gardens by the Bay on Jan 14, 2021. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
Dahlia variety blooming at the Flower Dome at Gardens by the Bay on Jan 14, 2021. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
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SINGAPORE - For the first time since its debut in 2015, the Dahlia Dreams display at Gardens by the Bay's Flower Dome will ring in Chinese New Year with dahlias grown entirely in Singapore.

Horticulturists at the gardens worked around global supply disruptions due to the coronavirus pandemic by growing dahlias in greenhouses to produce about 2,000 plants, consisting of more than 50 cultivars and varieties.

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