Butterfly garden in Turkey's Konya features nearly 195 plant species
Konya Tropical Butterfly Garden, which has the largest butterfly flight area in Europe, is home to nearly 195 plant species, 50 of which can be seen only in Turkey, along with 5,000 to 10,000 butterflies.
Selvi explained that the team, which consists of a tropical plant expert and six horticulturists in the garden, deals with the cultivation of these plants:
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"These are our friends who directly deal with the garden. Indirectly, biologists, veterinarians and other teams work for the care and protection of the garden.
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We receive an average of 350,000 visitors a year.
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Due to the intensity of the visitors, we need to work very studiously to protect the garden.
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We cannot use pesticides because we have butterflies in the garden.
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For this reason, we need to deal with these plants like caring for our children.
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We cannot use chemicals when they are sick or harmful.
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We use traditional or natural methods to care for them."