As winter breeze waves good bye and warm weather rushes in, some flowers wither away while others excitingly sprout their vibrant blossoms. Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden invites all visitors to embrace the lotus, queen of water flora and symbol of untainted purity. The Lotus is a flower that holds a high status in Thai tradition and culture since the beginning of Thai history.
A lotus is amazingly versatile as it can be a great floral adornment and a resourceful agriculture product. The plant parts are multipurpose such as flowers used in religious ceremony, pollens used as remedy to strengthen the heart, the leaf used for wrapping steam rice and the stem and dried flowers can be burned to repel mosquito. Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden has captured the essence of the Lotus world by displaying over 60 lotus species from neighboring countries as well as local species for your viewing pleasure. The flowers exhibited in the glass house are Nymphaeaceae (Jongkonnee Water Lily), the delegate pink sweet aromatic day and night bloomers; Nymphaea sp. (Nang Kwak Water Lily), originated in India, this bowl shape charmer comes in four colors: white, pink, purple and red; White Lotus, the purest of them all because of its pearly white petals; Sacred Lotus (Satabut Lotus), the big white lotus with its petals neatly arranged in 2-3 folds; Roseum Plenum (Satabongkot Lotus) is a large lotus with pink petals giving off sweet mild fragrant; Victoria Water Lily (Kradong Water Lily), originated in the Amazon waters, this white splendid flower is distinguished by its giant round tray-like leaf surrounded by thorns and its powerful scent.
In addition, on display are the rare grand lotuses from China and Japan each distinguishably stunning in its tourist destination that provides precious knowledge as well as family leisure. Just 27 kilometer away from the Chiang Mai city center, this natural experience awaits you at Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden: A pride of the country “Green Heritage”.
Open daily from 8:30 am. – 5:00 pm.
Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden
Box 7 Mae Rim, Chiang Mai 50180
Tel.+66(0)53841234
Fax.+66(0)53298177, +66(0)53299754
E-mail:bgo@qsbg.org www.qsbg.org
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