Flower and Plant Markets

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ATTRACTIONS IN & AROUND BANGKOK

Flower and Plant Markets

Visitors interested in horticulture are recommended to visit the following markets:

Pak Khlong Talat	This is wholesale market for all kinds of cutflowers and orchids. It is located on Maha Rat Road near the Memorial Bridge.
Thewet	This is found off Samsen Road, on Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem bank. It is a market for potted plants. It has very large selection of plants suitable for the garden, the verandah and indoors.
Suan Chatuchak	This is Bangkok's newest and largest plant market and is located on Phahonyothin Road diagonally opposite the Northern Bus Terminal. The area consists of rows of small shops offering a variety of decorative potted plants. There are many species of orchids available.

A source for further information in Bangkok is the Tourism Authority of Thailand, phone 226-0060. If you are calling from outside the country, that number will need to be prefaced by country code 66, city code 2. In the U.S. the Tourism Authority can be contacted at (312) 819-3990, fax (312) 565-0359; in Canada at (604) 733-4540, fax (604) 733-4599; in Sydney at 9247-7540, fax 9251-2465; and in London at (171) 499-7679, fax 629-5519.