Major flowers grown in the state are roses, gladiolus, marigold, jasmine and tuberose. Among these, tuberose is valued by the aesthetic world for its beauty, elegance and pleasant fragrance. Long flower spikes are excellent cut flowers for table and vase decoration. Individual florets are much in demand for preparation of artistic garlands, gajra, veni, floral ornaments, bouquets and for button holes. The ‘concrete’ and ‘absolute’ prepared from tuberose florets are valuable perfumery products. In fact, India is the second largest producer and exporter of tuberose concrete to the world market. It is well established that flower and bulb production in tuberose is strongly influenced by planting time besides other factors. In the past, little attention has been paid by the scientists towards tuberose. Even with its magnificent spikes and abundant fragrance, somehow it has failed to draw the attention of the scientists. Hence, the literature available on this crop is very meager and scanty and reviewed below, especially about the effect of planting time on growth and flowering of tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.)

Keywords: flowers, Yield, Tuberose, Garlands, Gajra