Iran Press/ Iran News: Mahallat, known as the city of flowers, enjoys a favorable climate to produce different kinds of ornamental flowers, house, indoor and apartment plants.
Head of the Iran Seed and Seedling Union Gholamali Ebrahimi told the Iran Press reporter that Mahallat is the top flower and plant producer in Iran.
According to Ebrahimi, the area under cultivation of flowers and plants reaches 750 Hectares (75000 Are) with about 850 flower growers.
Pointing to Mahallat's top rank in plant and flower production in Iran, Ebrahimi said that last year, about 850 billion tomans of flowers were exported to Central Asian countries including Iraq, Oman, and some other countries.
About 185 million branches of flowers for green spaces, 72 million types of apartment flowers and 217 million seasonal flowers such as lilies, carnations, Tuberose, chrysanthemums and apartment flowers are produced in Mahallat annually.
Mahllat red willow is exported to the U.S., China, Russia, Arab and European countries and it is not used inside Iran.
Mahallat, known as the Flower City of Iran, is one of the tourist attractions of Iran where the colorful flowers have doubled the beauty of the city.
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