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 known ...

Tamarind Gardens Homestay is excited to share its new initiative that promises to make guests’ visits even more enriching by providing deeper connections to local culture and farming practices.

Sri Lankan ‘flower boy’ Dilip Madushanka who was featured in a video taken by a Chinese blogger that went viral on social media When the elderly person named Banda, who started this practice, passed ...

In the scrublands and home gardens of Sri Lanka, where fire-orange blooms dance in the tropical heat, a quiet revolution is taking place. The peacock flower (Caesalpinia pulcherrima), long admired for ...