The 'Shirui Lily' is the state flower of:

The Shirui Lily ("Lilium mackliniae") is the state flower of Manipur.

About the Shirui Lily:

• It is a rare, pale pink and white, bell-shaped lily.
• It grows naturally only on the Shirui Kashung hills (Shirui Hill) in the Ukhrul district of Manipur, at heights of about 1,700 to 2,500 metres.
• It blooms during the monsoon months, from about May to June.
• It was discovered for the scientific world in 1946 by the British botanist Frank Kingdon-Ward, who named it after his wife, Jean Macklin.
• It is protected and is regarded as endangered because of its very limited habitat, climate change and human pressure.
• The local Tangkhul Naga people consider it sacred, and there are local legends associated with it.
• Attempts to grow it outside its natural habitat have mostly failed.
• In 1948, it won a Merit Award from the Royal Horticultural Society in London.
• The "Shirui Lily Festival" has been organised by the Manipur government since 2017 to promote tourism and awareness about protecting the flower.
• A postage stamp featuring the Shirui Lily was issued by India Post.

Other state symbols of Manipur:

State bird: Mrs. Hume's pheasant (Nongyeen).

State tree: Uningthou (Phoebe hainesiana).

Other facts about Manipur:

Capital: Imphal. Its name means "jewelled land".

It became a full state on 21 January 1972.

Loktak Lake is the largest freshwater lake in north-east India.

Manipuri is one of India's classical dance forms.

State flowers of some other north-eastern states:

• Nagaland: Rhododendron.
• Mizoram: Red Vanda (an orchid).
• Meghalaya: Lady's slipper orchid.
• Arunachal Pradesh: Foxtail orchid.
• Sikkim: Noble orchid.

Why not the other options?

• ✗Nagaland's state flower is the rhododendron.
• ✗Mizoram's state flower is the red vanda.
• ✗Meghalaya's state flower is the lady's slipper orchid.