Sri Lanka Botanical Gardens
A visit to the Royal garden Peradeniya near Kandy, Hakgala Gardens near Nuwara eliya and Botanical Gardens Gampaha will pay rich dividends. To the otanical, this is indeed a land of plenty. The diversifield climate allows for the growth of tropical as well as sub-tropical trees. The luxuriant undergrowth and tall majestic trees of the wet-zone tropical forest contrast with the arid scub land and talipot palms of the dry north.
In the hills, vegetation varies from the almost treeless patnas of Horton Plains to the dry north. In the hills, Vegetationvaries from the Man's Beard Moss. From March to May, Numerous flowering trees such as the fiery Poincianan regia. The white Mesua ferrera and the cherry blossom-like Tebebuia burst into bloom and flowering orchids include endemic varieties such as the protected Vanda and Wesak Orchids.
National emphasis has also been placed on the human-plant relationship:official recognition has been given to the Na tree (Mesua nagassarium) and the Blue Water Lily (Nymphaea stellatac), as the national tree and flower respectively. Along coast bordering estuaries and lagoons, re the mangrove habits which provide santuary for the islan's diverse coastal fishery resources.
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