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Yogyakarta's amaryllis garden attracts hundreds of visitors
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Sukadi, owner of the garden in the Gunung Kidul regency, where the village is located, said over the weekend that the flowers would be blooming for the next two weeks across the 5,000-square-meter plot. (Shutterstock/File)
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n amaryllis garden in Salam village in Patuk district, Yogyakarta, is currently in full bloom, attracting hundreds of visitors to the floral delight.
Sukadi, owner of the garden in Gunung Kidul regency, where the village is located, said over the weekend that the flowers would be blooming for the next two weeks across the 5,000-square-meter plot.
In anticipation of maintaining the garden's beauty in the face of a sudden spike in the number of visitors, Sukadi said he had prepared photo spots for visitors and also installed lines to separate people taking photos from the flowers.
"It's a simple photo spot so that visitors can take them without having to damage the plants," he said as quoted by Antara news agency.
Sukadi’s amaryllis garden went viral in 2015. However, the location was damaged by visitors who trampled on the flowers and picked them to take selfies.
Read also: Yogyakarta's 'viral' garden in bloom
Sukadi hopes visitors will remain orderly and take care of the environment so that the area can be enjoyed by all. He added that he provided amaryllis seeds at a price of Rp 3,000 (22 US cents) to Rp 5,000 for those who wanted to grow the flowers in their own gardens.
Kismaya, a visitor, said she had come from out of town to enjoy the beauty of the amaryllis flowers. "I just came home from college and stopped by for a photo," she said.
Haryo Ambar Suwardi, Patok district head, said the flower trend had been quickly adapted into batik motifs.
"It is now widely marketed," Haryo said. (liz/kes)
