To reach the village is not difficult, only about 8 kilometers from the city center. The village is famous for flowers or agrotourism more popular as the village of flowers. On the side of the road, filled with a variety of flowering plants.
Not only spoiled by the eye colorful fresh flowers, complete with fragrant scent, but rows of Mount Lots to Mount Panderman be a wonderful panorama that accompanies the travelers visit there.
More than a thousand kinds of flowers are cultivated in the village has three hamlets namely Tinjumoyo, Tonggolari and Sukorembug. About 50 percent were roses.
There are several types of roses are quite popular among the lovers of flowers, such as roses Holland, local rose and rose Candy.
But roses Candy is the most sought after types of roses compared to other types of roses.
Mawar Candy like batik, with the basic color of red roses, there are patches of color. Various motif color is what makes it expensive,said Mustakim, one of the farmers in the village rose Sidomulyo.
Candy roses is actually the result of crosses regular roses, but different colors. For example, a cross between red roses, with roses black as well as white roses.
The results will show a rose with a relatively full color motif. Likened by lovers of roses, such as batik motifs.
Another advantage is the durability of roses Candy. Flowers are cultured for six months could last 15 days.
Bunga is indeed resistance loss. Therefore preferred for decorations celebration, added Mustakim.
Similar delivered by Krisnawati, one more flower growers from Sidomulyo Hamlet, Village Sidomulyo. According to him, the charm of this Candy rose color is the main attraction for the lovers of roses. Impact, the selling price could soar in the area of relationship marketing goals roses.
For example, roses Candy purchased in Sidomulyo price can be the same as other types of roses which is worth Rp 1,200 per stalk.
But if it had been in the area tujuanpemasarannya, the price could soar. As in Medan, the price could reach Rp 10,000 per stalk.
In Papua even price can reach Rp 25,000. Bahkan up to Rp 75,000 per stalk. This is because the air fare plus for delivery, clear Krisnawati.
Other facilities that we can meet at the Tourism Village Flowers Sidomulyo, the availability of storefronts interest to know what kind of interest that exist in Sidomulyo, which are in Sub Terminal Agribusiness (STA) in the village.
At STA, had provided examples of various types of flowers planted flower growers. Tired of seeing flowers around the village, could break in market interest dealing with STA. In the market, there are 13 booths that provide flowers as a giant storefront of a flower garden.
If would like to buy in small quantities, could be on the market. But if in large amounts, can be taken into farmland in the back, bright Darmanto, Chairman of Farmers Group Marketing Section (Gapoktan) Bunga Batu who also became a tour guide for free when we visited the STA.
Prices of flowers in this place is very cheap. One plant flowers in a poly bag, costing about USD 200 to USD 1,000. Prices are determined from the types of flowers. Rows of types of flowers are cultivated farmers among them, roses, agape, water bamboo, lavender, wali Songo, fried dishes, pine, ficus white, cherry blossom, orchid, beautiful homeland.
Even bonsai is also available in people's homes.
