Tulipa Shefali comes from Maveridge International’s breeding programme in St. Maarten and grew out of a years-long project for strong and healthy tulips, a media release said.
“It is a genuine and surreal honour to be included amongst such a remarkable group of individuals who have received this recognition. The tulip is a beautiful flower which has been cherished and loved for centuries and so positively represents the Kingdom of the Netherlands,” Razdan Duggal, 52, said.“As the first Ambassador to receive the high honour of having a tulip named after me, it is so befitting to unveil the “Shefali Tulip” today, on International Women’s Day,” she said, referring to the celebrations held on February 8.
Source: A Tulip In Netherlands Named After Indian-American Diplomat Shefali Razdan Duggal