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Royal FLORIA Putrajaya Flower and Garden Festival 2016

1. Royal FLORIA Putrajaya Flower and Garden Festival
1. Royal FLORIA Putrajaya Flower and Garden Festival

With the theme of ‘Magical World of Floria’, this year’s 9-day Royal Floria Putrajaya Flower and Garden Festival featured the primary flower of chrysanthemum. The floral exhibition ran from May 27 to June 4, 2016.

2. Candy Castle
2. Candy Castle

As you are aware, my post is late. However, since this is an annual event, there is always another chance to catch the show, and you should!

3. Chrysanthemum Garden
3. Chrysanthemum Garden

Royal FLORIA Putrajaya started in 2007 and began as a biennial event. However, due to overwhelming response, the organiser decided that the garden festival would be held annually.

4. Chrysanthemum Garden
4. Chrysanthemum Garden

This year’s is the ninth edition. What is so special is that a different flower takes centre-stage during every festival, with a specific theme that would capture the interest of visitors.

5. Alice in Wonderland Garden
5. Alice in Wonderland Garden

Other ‘official’ flowers in previous editions included orchids, bougainvilleas and roses. When roses were the highlight of the exhibition, it attracted some 1.2 million visitors over the nine-day period. Can you imagine that? It is still a standing record to this day.

6. Musical Garden
6. Musical Garden

The 2016 edition used more than 400,000 varieties of chrysanthemums, flower and plant species for the 83 outdoor gardens, set up by government agencies, schools, universities and others. Eleven countries were also represented in the gardens that covered an area of 11.7 hectares.

7. Royal Garden: Fly Your Flag High, Johor
7. Royal Garden: Fly Your Flag High, Johor

The Royal Garden changes yearly. This year’s Royal Garden, that of the state of Johor, attracted the interest of many as it did mine. Other gardens that caught my attention were the Chrysanthemum Garden, Musical Garden and Candy Courtyard.

8. Musical Garden
8. Musical Garden

Besides merely admiring the gardens, visitors also had the opportunity to partake in various activities such as photography competitions and watercolour contests.

9. Designer Garden: Mirage
9. Designer Garden: Mirage

They also could take inspiration and knowledge from their visit as they learn about the latest garden design trends and technology via demonstrations and workshops.

10. Special Garden: Perbadanan Putrajaya (PPj) Garden
10. Special Garden: Perbadanan Putrajaya (PPj) Garden

Meanwhile, FLORIA Flavours offered visitors the chance to savour authentic cuisine from all the states in Malaysia.

11. Special Garden: Perbadanan Putrajaya (PPj) Garden
11. Special Garden: Perbadanan Putrajaya (PPj) Garden

By the way, going to Royal FLORIA Putrajaya during the day and at night offer different experiences. Although all these photos were taken during the day, I was there one night as well. The sight of the gardens with their lights on was simply magical.

12. another themed garden
12. another themed garden

My photos could not do nighttime Royal FLORIA Putrajaya justice, hence I have decided not to include them in this post.

13. indoor exhibition area
13. indoor exhibition area

In any case, my tour of the exhibition was rather brief and there were plenty more themed gardens that I did not manage to explore. These photos that I am sharing are just a fraction of the entire garden.

14. Royal Floria Putrajaya Cup Bronze winner by Ryu Geun-Mi (Korea)
14. Royal Floria Putrajaya Cup Bronze winner by Ryu Geun-Mi (Korea)

Check out these ticket prices. They may no longer be applicable but will be a good guideline for next year’s event. I hope the rose will return as next year’s official flower!

Ticket prices for Royal FLORIA Putrajaya 2016
Adult – RM22 / Child – RM11
Adult – RM7.50 / Child – RM3.50 (with MyKad / MyKid)

Tickets for Magical Garden
Adult – RM10.50 / Child – RM5.50

15. colourful kites overhead along the walkway to Royal Floria Putrajaya
15. colourful kites overhead along the walkway to Royal Floria Putrajaya

Event: Royal FLORIA Putrajaya Flower and Garden Festival 2016
Venue: Anjung Floria, Precinct 4, Putrajaya.
Date: 27th May – 4th June, 2016

Time:
Weekday: 9am to 10.30pm
Weekend: 9am to 12 midnight (Friday to Sunday)

Organiser: Perbadanan Putrajaya (PPj)
Contact: +603 8893 1967609-7485534 / +609-7483543
Email: info@floriaputrajaya.com.my
Web: www.floriaputrajaya.com.my

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7 thoughts on “Royal FLORIA Putrajaya Flower and Garden Festival 2016

  1. I wanted to go to this but somehow never manage to as it is so far away and my husband does not like to travel too far unnecessarily and this is something he does not care for.. hahah

  2. Didn’t get to catch this exhibition before they took it down 🙁 sad that it’s such a short period

  3. i visit the floral fest before, few years ago…this year didnt manage to visit due to hectic schedule T_T but i miss taking pictures there

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