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Baldha Garden, a kingdom of rare flowers

Baldha Garden, located in Dhaka’s Wari, was established in 1909 by Narendra Narayan Roy Chowdhury, the zamindar of Baldha Estate. He created two gardens - the first one named Saiki, meaning spirit, and the second named Sibli, meaning the Goddess of Nature. The two were combined under the name of Baldha Garden. It has many rare plants that are not found anywhere else in Bangladesh. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

A blue lotus blooms in Dhaka’s Baldha Garden. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A blue lotus blooms in Dhaka’s Baldha Garden. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Only one Rani Mukut flower plant is available at Dhaka’s Baldha Garden. Originated in West Africa and first found in 1804, the plant grows mostly along the coasts of Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon and Angola. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Only one Rani Mukut flower plant is available at Dhaka’s Baldha Garden. Originated in West Africa and first found in 1804, the plant grows mostly along the coasts of Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon and Angola. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Lal Jhumko Lata, or red passion flower, is very rare among the species. Dhaka’s Baldha Garden has a few of them. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Lal Jhumko Lata, or red passion flower, is very rare among the species. Dhaka’s Baldha Garden has a few of them. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A blue lotus blooms in Dhaka’s Baldha Garden. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A blue lotus blooms in Dhaka’s Baldha Garden. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Bangladesh has two Kontok Lata or passiflora or passionflower plants and both of them are in Dhaka’s Baldha Garden. The yellow spots on the petals of the flowers change to red in the afternoon. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Bangladesh has two Kontok Lata or passiflora or passionflower plants and both of them are in Dhaka’s Baldha Garden. The yellow spots on the petals of the flowers change to red in the afternoon. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A blue lotus blooms in Dhaka’s Baldha Garden. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A blue lotus blooms in Dhaka’s Baldha Garden. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Among the few types of Ashoka that are seen in Bangladesh, Raj Ashoka is quite rare. Dhaka’s Baldha Garden has five to six of them. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Among the few types of Ashoka that are seen in Bangladesh, Raj Ashoka is quite rare. Dhaka’s Baldha Garden has five to six of them. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
An orange African tulip blooms in Dhaka’s Baldha Garden. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
An orange African tulip blooms in Dhaka’s Baldha Garden. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
An orange African tulip blooms in Dhaka’s Baldha Garden. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
An orange African tulip blooms in Dhaka’s Baldha Garden. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Rose cactus is a herbaceous plant with large leaves, so it is difficult to differentiate it from plants of other species. This orange rose cactus is not very common in Bangladesh but can be found in Dhaka’s Baldha Garden. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Rose cactus is a herbaceous plant with large leaves, so it is difficult to differentiate it from plants of other species. This orange rose cactus is not very common in Bangladesh but can be found in Dhaka’s Baldha Garden. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Sages of the Indian sub-continent used barks of Bhuj Patra or the Himalayan birch for writing centuries ago. Bangladesh has only one Bhuj Patra tree and that is in Dhaka’s Baldha Garden. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Sages of the Indian sub-continent used barks of Bhuj Patra or the Himalayan birch for writing centuries ago. Bangladesh has only one Bhuj Patra tree and that is in Dhaka’s Baldha Garden. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Rose cactus is a herbaceous plant with large leaves, so it is difficult to differentiate it from plants of other species. This orange rose cactus is not very common in Bangladesh but can be found in Dhaka’s Baldha Garden. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Rose cactus is a herbaceous plant with large leaves, so it is difficult to differentiate it from plants of other species. This orange rose cactus is not very common in Bangladesh but can be found in Dhaka’s Baldha Garden. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Bangladesh has two Kontok Lata or passiflora or passionflower plants and both of them are in Dhaka’s Baldha Garden. The yellow spots on the petals of the flowers change to red in the afternoon. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Bangladesh has two Kontok Lata or passiflora or passionflower plants and both of them are in Dhaka’s Baldha Garden. The yellow spots on the petals of the flowers change to red in the afternoon. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Lal Jhumko Lata, or red passion flower, is very rare among the species. Dhaka’s Baldha Garden has a few of them. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Lal Jhumko Lata, or red passion flower, is very rare among the species. Dhaka’s Baldha Garden has a few of them. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Sages of the Indian sub-continent used barks of Bhuj Patra or the Himalayan birch for writing centuries ago. Bangladesh has only one Bhuj Patra tree and that is in Dhaka’s Baldha Garden. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Sages of the Indian sub-continent used barks of Bhuj Patra or the Himalayan birch for writing centuries ago. Bangladesh has only one Bhuj Patra tree and that is in Dhaka’s Baldha Garden. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Only one Rani Mukut flower plant is available at Dhaka’s Baldha Garden. Originated in West Africa and first found in 1804, the plant grows mostly along the coasts of Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon and Angola. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Only one Rani Mukut flower plant is available at Dhaka’s Baldha Garden. Originated in West Africa and first found in 1804, the plant grows mostly along the coasts of Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon and Angola. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

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