In 1986, Sri Lanka named a native blue water lily, known locally as nil manel, as its national flower, but a mistake in the official declaration meant an introduced species, violet in color and ...

TASS/. A newly established Hainan Tropical Flower Trading (Auction) Market will carry out international shipments of water lilies from Sri Lanka. This was reported by the Hainan Daily newspaper.

Share full article An arrangement of yellow ‘Rutea’ and striped yellow-and-red ‘Zipang Sasayo’ gloriosa lilies by the floral ... year-old man in Chilaw, Sri Lanka, was brought to a ...

We all know about Sri Lanka's National Bird – the Sri Lankan Junglefowl (wali kukula), National Tree – Ironwood (na tree) and National Flower – the Blue Water lily (nil manel). Add one more to that ...