More than 100 types of flowers and ornamental plants, including cut flowers and indoor plants, are produced in Pakdasht county in Tehran province.
Pakdasht, located 25 kilometers southeast of Tehran city, ranks first in the province and country in terms of cultivated area and production of flowers and ornamental plants and in the production and quality of two cut flowers, "Anthurium" and "Orchid," it also holds the first place in the country.
The flowers and ornamental plants produced in Pakdasht are exported to Iraq, Oman, Armenia, Baku, and Russia.
The area under greenhouse flower and plant cultivation in Tehran province is 1,310 hectares, and Pakdasht's share is 1,170 hectares (81 percent).
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