nagpur over 14000 plants have been exhibited at the 12thedition of the annual flower show organized by department of botany hislop college the twoday show commenced on saturday in which 20 new varieties of chrysanthemum have been introduced this year seasonal flowers such as marigold petunia and dianthus are also cultivated and put on sale the college also sells vermincompost every year but this time the pit has been induced with a bio pesticide called tricoderma which enhances the activity of plants and helps them to grow by killing pathogens culinary herbs such as parsley and basil are also put on sale the annual flower show was started 12 years ago with 500 plants by the department of botany which was nominated for the toi nagpur heroes award last year head of the department mousumi bhowal said that hislop college still remains the only college in central india to host such a show the funds generated in the flower show are used throughout the year for the process of flowering the plants which are taken care of by an allwomens team she said however given the weather conditions this year it was very difficult to cultivate the flowers said bhowal this year the extended summers and irregular rain had made it all the more difficult for the flowers to grow we had to take extra care that the plants were not attacked by pathogens they had to be attended to like a small child we were very apprehensive about having the show this year but i am glad we made it parama majumdar from the department said some chrysanthemums have not bloomed fully but i can assure you that they are the healthiest ones that are in nagpur nowhere in the city even in the nurseries will you find such healthy flowers the vibrant view of flowers gave visitors a visual treat sunanda chaoji a nature lover said i am attending this show for the first time the varieties of flowers here is very different from the ones we have at home agreed student rohit ojha i am delighted to see new varieties every year this is a very good event that not only showcases flowers but also encourages people to take up gardeningwith inputs from nikita umre