Manipur Siroy Lily - Art Print Only

Shirui Lily or Siroy Lily (Botanical nome: Lilium mocklinioe) was discovered by Frank Kingdon-Word, on English Botonist in 1946. lt is the State Flower of Manipur and blooms in months of May and June. lt is found only in the upper reaches on Siroi hill ranges of Manipur, India. Local Tangkhul Naga folklore has it that this  flower adorns the beautiful goddess, Philava, who inhabits the Shiroi Kashong (peak). The beautiful light pinkish lily won the prestigious merit prize of the 1948 Royal Horticultural Society Flower Show in London. Siroi Lily is one of the rarest faunas of the world and has unfortunately become an endangered species in India.