Begonia Flower Carpet of Brussels

Posted on February 27, 2012 by | 3 Comments

Every two years in Brussels since 1971 on the Grand-Place a Flower Carpet is put together and displayed. This year the Brussels Flower Carpet will be on view August 14-19, 2012.

The Flower Carpet is made from the beautiful summer-flowering perennials, the begonia. Belgium cultivates nearly 60 million begonia tubers annually as one of the worlds’ largest producer.  The production of the Flower Carpet begins a year in advance. Each time the theme is different. To construct the Flower Carpet it takes about 120 volunteers and anywhere from 500,000 to 1,000,000 begonias.

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3 responses to “Begonia Flower Carpet of Brussels”

  1. Peggy A Thompson | February 27, 2012 at 6:53 pm | Reply

    My God! This is so beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

  2. Fergiemoto | February 28, 2012 at 5:24 pm | Reply

    Wow!! A magnificent and amazing flower carpet!

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