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Pisonia grandis is a species of Pisonia genus in Nyctaginaceae family Called in Sri Lanka Watha Banga in Sinhalease.Also called as "Letta Cochchi.  In Sri Lanka Watha Banga plant cultivate occasionally in home garden as a leafy vegetable but not use for a commercial also it is a unpopular plant and rarely used for a herb. it is a Fast growing Plant and easy to cultivate in low land areas in Sri Lanka tree is growing about 30 meters height.
Leaves of Watha Banga - Pisonia grandis
Etlingera elatior (scientific name) is a perennial plant, grows in shrub about 2-3 m height that species of Zingiber genus in Zingiberaceae family (Ginger family). It's common name is Torch ginger, and also called in some part of  Sri Lanka as "Goda Manel (Land Lily), "Goda Nelum"(Land Lotus) in Sinhalese but actually it is not the "Goda Manel". The Etlingera elatior flower is beautiful flower bloom top of the vertical stem about one meter height and similarly to the Lotus flower. It is a rare plant to Sri Lanka.

Torch Ginger - Land Lily - Etlingera Elatior
Rare Flower to Sri Lanka "Torch Ginger or Land Lotus, Land Lily

Wild ginger or Goda manel or Land Lily
Wild Ginger or Goda Manel or Goda Nelum
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Wild Guava is a species of Psidum genus in Myrtaceae family. It is commonly found in sideways, wood land, and scrub jungle of low land in Sri Lanka, and called "Ambul Pera " in Sinhalese. The tree grows as a shrub up to 1 or 2  meters height it is presumably derives from Spanish. Fruits are can be eat and
leaves and bark are used in Ayurveda medicine.


The Red Roses is the symbol of passion,credibility and love
The utilization of red roses as an image for affection and sentiment has been around for a very long time. Various early societies utilized red roses as beautifications amid wedding services. This ingrained and fortify the red rose getting to be plainly typical of- - and synonymous with- - love and sentiment around the globe.
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Red Roses in a pot


Dark Red Roses on the Garden







Stinking passion flower - Passiflora foetida

Wild passion fruit, wild water lemon  or Stinking passion flower is a creeping vine commonly  find as a weed in woodlands, forest, crops and roadside ways  in many part of Sri Lanka. It is native to America, South America and Naturalized in Sri Lanka, India, Australia
It is a species of genus Passiflora in Passifloraceae family and scientific name is p.foetida
Passiflora foetida -Wild water lemon

Most popular flowers in Sri Lanka

View some of flowering plants that easy growing in Sri Lanka home gardens