About Zeniva Serala
Rooted in Sri Lanka, grown for the world.
We've grown tropical foliage in Negombo since 1996, first as AS Foliage and, since 2025, as Zeniva Serala. We prepare plants for export to any destination on request, and supply buyers here in Sri Lanka.
Read our story
- Growing since
- 1996
- Nursery
- Negombo, Sri Lanka
- Supply
- Export to any destination on request · Local supply in Sri Lanka
- Export papers
- An NPQS phytosanitary certificate with every export consignment
What we do
We grow tropical foliage in Negombo, grade it by hand and prepare it for export to any destination, on request. Buyers here in Sri Lanka are supplied with the same care.
02 — Our journey
From AS Foliage to Zeniva Serala
A foliage nursery in Negombo since 1996, rebranded in 2025 to prepare plants for export.
01 · Founded
1996
Founded as AS Foliage
A foliage nursery in Negombo, growing ornamental plants.
02 · Growing
1996 to 2025
Growing the nursery
The nursery expanded its cultivation and foliage operations, growing under shade net and cover.
03 · Rebrand
2025
Zeniva Serala
Rebranded to prepare plants for export, while still supplying buyers at home.
04 · Recent export
13,000+
Plants to Malé, by sea
One consignment of 13,000+ plants for State Trading Organization PLC (STO), Malé, Maldives, shipped by sea in a container.
03 — Grown in Sri Lanka
Grown under shade net, in the island's own climate
Negombo's heat, light and humidity do most of the work; shade net softens the midday sun. Plants are graded by hand before they're packed, whether the buyer is abroad or here in Sri Lanka.
- Where
- Negombo, Sri Lanka
- Grown
- Under shade net and cover
- Graded
- By hand, by size
04 — Our values
How we work
Four things we hold to for every consignment we prepare, abroad or here in Sri Lanka.
Graded by hand
Plants are checked and graded by size, by hand, before they're crated for a buyer.
Papers with every consignment
Every export consignment travels with a phytosanitary certificate issued by Sri Lanka's National Plant Quarantine Service (NPQS).
A quotation for each request
Tell us the plants, sizes and destination. We check availability line by line and reply with a quotation.
Our own photos
Every photo on this page is our own: the nursery, the export and our founder. None of it is AI-generated.
05 — Our founder
Chaluka Abeysinghe
Founder, Zeniva Serala
Chaluka founded Zeniva Serala in 2025, when the Negombo nursery that began as AS Foliage in 1996 was rebranded to prepare plants for export.
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Tell us what you need and where it's going.
Abroad or here in Sri Lanka, we check availability for each plant and size and reply with a quotation.