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Hakgala Botanical Garden, Ashok Vatika
- Hakgala Botanical Garden area together with strict nature reserve above the garden was offered as a pleasure garden to Queen Seetha by King Ravana according to the Ramayana. It is believed that the place mentioned as “Ashok Vatika” was the present Hakgala Botanical Garden. Hakgala was converted into a botanical garden in 1884. Before that, it was used as an experimental cultivation of Cinchona and Tea. It is located 16 km from Nuwara Eliya.
There are over 10,000 floral plants in the garden. It has many sections naming Rose garden, Upper flower garden, Glasshouse, Fernery, rock garden, Arboretum, Central pond, Bulb garden, and many pathways in the garden. It is famous for roses and orchids specially from march to May.
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Troides helena darsius
Date of Issue : 1978-11-28
Cethosia nietneri
Date of Issue : 1978-11-28
Kallima philarchus
Date of Issue : 1978-11-28
Papilio polymnestor parinda
Date of Issue : 1978-11-28
Mesua nagassarium
Date of Issue : 1982-04-01
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa
Date of Issue : 1982-04-01
Acanthophippium bicolor
Date of Issue : 1984-08-22
Anoectochilus setaceus
Date of Issue : 1984-08-22
Vanda memoria ernest soysa
Date of Issue : 1984-08-22
Cottonia peduncularis
Date of Issue : 1994-12-27
Bulbophyllum wightii
Date of Issue : 1994-12-27
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Troides helena darsius
Date of Issue : 1978-11-28
Cethosia nietneri
Date of Issue : 1978-11-28
Kallima philarchus
Date of Issue : 1978-11-28
Papilio polymnestor parinda
Date of Issue : 1978-11-28
Mesua nagassarium
Date of Issue : 1982-04-01
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa
Date of Issue : 1982-04-01
Acanthophippium bicolor
Date of Issue : 1984-08-22
Anoectochilus setaceus
Date of Issue : 1984-08-22
Vanda memoria ernest soysa
Date of Issue : 1984-08-22
Cottonia peduncularis
Date of Issue : 1994-12-27
Bulbophyllum wightii
Date of Issue : 1994-12-27
- Hakgala Botanical Garden area together with strict nature reserve above the garden was offered as a pleasure garden to Queen Seetha by King Ravana according to the Ramayana. It is believed that the place mentioned as “Ashok Vatika” was the present Hakgala Botanical Garden. Hakgala was converted into a botanical garden in 1884. Before that, it was used as an experimental cultivation of Cinchona and Tea. It is located 16 km from Nuwara Eliya.
There are over 10,000 floral plants in the garden. It has many sections naming Rose garden, Upper flower garden, Glasshouse, Fernery, rock garden, Arboretum, Central pond, Bulb garden, and many pathways in the garden. It is famous for roses and orchids specially from march to May.
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