Taipei Rose Garden showcases 700 varieties of roses

Taipei Rose Garden in the Xinsheng Park (新生公園) area of the Taipei EXPO Park is showcasing over 700 varieties of roses from November 18 through December 1.

Taiwan News 
Date: 2017/11/21
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News)—Taipei Rose Garden in the Xinsheng Park (新生公園) area of the

Taipei Rose Garden in the Xinsheng Park (新生公園) area of the Taipei EXPO Park (花博公園) is showcasing over 700 varieties of roses. (Photo courtesy of PSLO)

Taipei EXPO Park (花博公園) is showcasing over 700 varieties of roses from November 18 through December 1.

Parks and Street Lights Office (PSLO ) Director Huang Li-yuan (黃立遠) said that the city government has invested much effort in transforming Taipei Rose Garden into a venue boasting great diversity of roses through soil preparation and test cultivation of various rose species since 2010. High temperatures and typhoons in the summer have also posed challenges to the maintenance of the garden, he added.

After seven years of hard work, the garden is now home to a collection of miniature roses, shrub roses, climbing roses, floribunda roses, and hybrid tea roses, attracting rose enthusiasts from far and near.    [FULL  STORY]

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