Do most of Sri Lankans know what the national flower of Sri Lanka is? It is Blue Lily for which blue lotus, star lotus and blue star water lily are said. This native place goes to southern and eastern parts of Asia.
This aquatic plant is submerged with roots and stems as well as parts of the leaves which are round and green on top. This waterlily has beautiful colour variations which are in white, purple and mauve etc. The flower has four or five sepals and 13-15 petals that have an angular appearance makes the flower look star-shaped from above.
In Sri Lanka, This plant usually grows in ponds, lakes and natural wetlands. This beautiful aquatic flower has been mentioned in Sanskrit, Pali, and Sinhala literary since ancient times under the names Kuuvalaya, indhiwara as a symbol of virtue, discipline and purity. Buddhist lore in Sri Lanka claims that this flower was one of the 108 auspicious signs found on price Siddhartha's footprint. It is said that when the Buddha passed away, lotus flowers blossomed everywhere he had walked in his lifetime.
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