The Rose Park was established at Vijayanagaram in Ooty town to commemorate the Centenary Flower Show in the Government Botanical Gardens, Udagamandalam in May 1995.

Temperature variation is low and the rainfall distribution is uniform, which results in a long flowering season.

The garden is visited by thousands of tourists throughout the year, even in winter when it is not the flowering season.

The slopes of the garden also features the Nila Maadam, an observation platform.

From the Nila Maadam, tourists can observe the entire rose garden.