Flowers & Trees

To the botanist this is indeed a land of plenty. The diversified climate allows for trees, tropical as well as temperate. The luxuriant undergrowth and tall majestic trees of the wet-zone tropical forests contrast with the arid scrubland and talipot palms of the dry north and east. In the hills, vegetation varies from the almost tree-less patanas - Moon plains, Elk Plains, etc. to the dark Rhododendron forests, wreathed with the protected Spagnum Moss, to the gorse covered Horton Plains.

From March to May numerous flowering trees such as the fiery Poinciana Regia, the white Mesua Ferrea, the cherry blossom-like Tabebuia, burst into bloom. Flowering orchids include endemic varieties such as the protected Daffodil and Wesak Orchids.