Gadakhali and Panisara flower growers in Jashore’s Jhikargachha are ready with their produce as national events such as the Victory Day, 16 December, are now around the corner.
On the occasion of the Victory Day, New Year (English), Mother Language Day, Valentine’s Day and Independence Day, they sell flowers worth tens of millions of taka every year.
Among the flowers Gadakhali and Panisara villagers grow are nightshade, roses, gerbera, marigold, gladiolus, gypsy, rodstick, calendula, chrysanthemum.