Nymphaea nouchali is the National of Sri Lanka where it is known as Nil Mānel. Since "Nil" means ‘blue’ in Sinhala Sinhala, the Sinhalese name of this plant is often rendered as "Blue Lotus" in English.In Sri Lanka this plant usually grows in buffalo ponds and natural wetlands. This aquatic plant is native to the Indian Subcontinent area. It was spread to other countries already in ancient times and has been long valued as a garden flower in Thailand and Myanmar to decorate ponds and gardens.
In its natural state the Red and blue water-lily is found in static or slow-flowing aquatic habitats of little to moderate depth.
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