THE MOTHER

 

The Spiritual Significance of Flowers

 

Part I

 

Test and Photograph

 

Contents

 

 

 

Chapter 1

Chapter 7

Aditi and Avatar

Spiritual Attainments

Aditi

Mastery

Avatar

Wisdom

 

Inspiration

Chapter 2

Revelation

The Divine

Consciousness turned towards the Light

Sachchidananda

Conversion

 Divine Presence

New birth

Divine Love

Realisation

Divine Grace

Victory

Divine Help

Transformation

Protection

Immortality

 

Beauty

Chapter 3

Art

The New Creation

Refinement

Promise

Dignity

New world

Wealth

New creation

 

The future

Chapter 8

Superhumanity

Power

 

Godhead

Chapter 4

Agni

Living for the Divine

Supramental Consciousness

To live only for the Divine

Beauty of supramental youth

Attachment to the Divine (orchids) 

Charm of the new creation

Trust in the Divine

Individual power

Friendship with the Divine

Dynamic power

Love for the Divine (roses)

Power of progress

 

 

Chapter 5

Chapter 9

Road to the Divine

Planes of Consciousness and Parts of the Being

Ascension

Complexity of the centres

Aspiration

Supramental influence

Prayer

Spiritual aspiration

Devotion

Spiritual beauty

Remembrance

Psychic work

Opening

Psychological perfection

Receptivity

Mind

Tapasya

Higher mind

Renunciation of desires

Mental simplicity

Unselfishness

Quiet mind

Discipline

Vital opening

Thoroughness

Vital purity

Endurance

Elegance in the emotions

Service

Refinement of sensations

Work

Physical consciousness turned entirely towards the Divine

Organisation

Light in the blood

Help

Peace in the cells

Progress

Peace in the sex centre

 

Health

Chapter 6

Dreams

Bases of Spiritual Life

Power of Truth in the Subconscient

Sincerity

Divine Will acting in the Inconscient

Purity

 

Simplicity

Chapter 10

Humility

Collaboration of Nature

Peace

Blossoming of Nature

Silence

Spontaneous aspiration of Nature towards the Divine

Gratitude

Abundance

Cheerfulness

Light in fairyland

Goodwill

Bird of paradise

Balance

 

Harmony

Chapter 11

Generosity

Awakening of Matter

Faithfulness

Psychic awakening in Matter

Right attitude

Gold

Enthusiasm

Fire

Life energy

 

Plasticity

Chapter 12

Courage

Radha and Krishna

Boldness

Radha's consciousness

Absolute truthfulness

Krishna's light in the Overmind

Spiritual speech

Krishna's play

No quarrels

Krishna's Ananda

Certitude

 

 

Part II

 

Sri Aurobindo Ashram

 

First Edition 2000

(C) Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust 2000

Published by Sri Aurobindo Ashram Publication Department

Pondicherry, India

Printed in Singapore at Ho Printing

ISBN 81-7058-609-7

Index of Botanical Names

 

The numbers below refer to the numbers of the flowers as they are arranged in Part 1.

 

A

 

Abelmoschus esculentus 702

Abutilon indicum 37

Abutilon Xhybridum 36, 38

Acacia auriculiformis 247

Acacia farnesiana 453

Acacia leucophloea 454

Acalypha 221

Acalypha godseffiana 225

Acalypha hispida 224

Acalypha wilkesiana 223

Acalypha wilkesiana 'Godseffiana 222

Acanthus ilicifolius 418

Acanthus montanus 773

Acer 120

Achimenes grandiflora 745

Acidanthera bicolor, see 731

Aegle marmelos 139

Aerva tomentosa 122

Aganosma roxburghii 860

Ageratum houstonianum 740

Aglaia odorata 705

Agrosds nebulosa 315

Albizia lebbeck 459

Albizia saman 455

Alcearosea 145-55

Allamanda blanchetti 497

Allamanda cathartica 496

Allamanda violaceae, see 497

Aloe barbadensis, see 831

Aloevera 831

Alpinia galanga 437

 Alpinia zerumbet 436

Alternanthera 510

Amaranthus caudatus 407, 752

Amaranthus tricolor 'Molten Fire' 406

Anemone coronaria 535

Anemopaegma carrerense 682

Anemopaegma chamberlaynii 498

Anethum graveolens 808

Angelonia salicariifolia 198—200

Anthocephalus cadamba 641

Anthurium andreanum 818 - 20

Antigonon 350

Antigonon leptopus 351—52

Antigonon leptopus 'Album' 353

Antirrhinum majus 426-32

Antirrhinum majus 'Butterfly Hybrids' 433

Aphelandra tetragona 441

Arctotis venusta 280

Areca catechu 785

Aristolochia elegans, see 460

Aristolochia littoralis 460

Aristolochia ringens 461

Arrhostoxylum costatum 410

Artabotrys hexapetalus 673-74

Artabotrys odoratissimus, see 673

Asclepias curassavica 687-88

Asparagus 511

Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri' 425

Aster amellus 290-92

Asystasia coromandeliana, see 71, 73-77

Asystasia dalzelliana 72

Asystasia gangerica 71, 73-77

Asystasia violacea, see 72

Atalanria monophylla 201

Averrhoa carambola 272

Azadirachta indica 649

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B

 

Barleria 165, 169

Barleria crisrata 167-68, 170, 766

Barleria prionitis 166

Barringtonia asiatica 634

Bauhinia acuminata 879

Bauhinia purpurea 742-43

Bauhinia tomentosa 878

Bauhinia variegata 741

Beaumontia jerdoniana 202

Begonia 341-48

Belamcanda chinensis 57

Berrya ammonilla, see 764

Berrya cordifolia 764

Bixa orellana 47

Bombax ceiba 468

Bougainvillea 24 - 34

Bougainvillea'Blondie' 31

Bougainvillea 'Formosa 29

Bougainvillea 'Mahara 25

Bougainvillea 'Mary Palmer' 33

Bougainvillea 'Trinidad' 26

Brassaia actinophylla, see 395

Browallia 735-36

Brownea coccinea 11

Brugmansia suaveolens 195

Brunfelsia americana 210

Brunfelsia australis 767

Buddleja davidii 531

Butea frondosa, see 636

Butea monosperma 636

 

C

 

Cactus 561

Caesalpinia coriaria 452

Caesalpinia pulcherrima 716, 882

Caladium 821

Calandrinia grandiflora 828

Calendula officinalis 242

Calliandra 456

Calliandra haematocephala 458

Calliandra portoricensis 457

Callistemon 850

Callistephus chinensis 293-301

Calluna vulgaris 843

Calophyllum inophyllum 805

Calotropis gigantea 403—04

Camellia j aponica 512

Campanula medium 332

Cananga odorata 704

Canangium odorata, see 704

Canna indica 78-80

Canna Xgeneralis 621 - 32

Capparis brevispina 124

Capsicum annuum 797

Careya arborea 495

Carlina acaulis 365

Cassia 675

Cassia alata, see 715

Cassia fistula 712

Cassia javanica 658

Cassia roxburghii 774

Castanospermum australe 690

Catesbaea spinosa 499

Catharanthus roseus 283-88

Catharanthus roseus 'Albus' 289

Cattleya 59-61

Ceiba pentandra 874

Celosia argentea 411-15, 434-35,

501-04, 753 Centaurea cyanus 540 Cereus 560

Cestrum diurnum 470

Cestrum elegans 471

Cestrum nocturnum 881

Cheiranthus cheiri, see 331

Chloris barbata 113

Chlorophytum comosum 'Vittatum' 444

Chonemorpha fragrans 669

Chonemorpha macrophylla, see 669

Chrysanthemum 394

Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, see 848

Chrysanthemum Xmorifolium, see 389—93

Chrysanthemum Xsuperbum, see 45

Citharexylum 648

Citrus limon 204

Citrus maxima 205

Clarkia unguiculata 'Rosea plena 161

Clematis 419

Cleome hasslerana 119

Clerodendrum 368, 839

Clerodendrum fragrans, see 806

Clerodendrum indicum 833

Clerodendrum inerme 274

Clerodendrum minahassae 718

Clerodendrum paniculatum 273

Clerodendrum philippinum 806

Clerodendrum speciosissimum 371

Clerodendrum splendens 372

Clerodendrum thomsoniae 370

Clerodendrum ugandense 830

Clerodendrum Xspeciosum 369

Clitoria ternatea 775, 884-85, 889

Clivia miniata 482

Cochlospermum religiosum 639

Cocos nucifera 855

Codiaeum variegatum 783

Coffea 111

Coleus Xhybridus, see 750, 754

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Comfcretum coccineum 777

Conilretum fructicosa 776

Com^nelina 356, 849

Confers 784

Convallaria majalis 307

Cordia sebestena 138

Cordyline terminalis 114

Coreopsis tinctoria 249

Coriandrum sativum 534

Cosn-ios 822 Cosmos

bipinnatus 823

Cosmos sulphurous 824

Costus speciosus 462-63

Couroupita guianensis 558-59

Crataegus 312

Crataeva adansonii 684

Crataeva nurvala, see 684

Crataeva religiosa, see 684

Crinum 250-51, 320

Crossandra infundibuliformis 836-38

Crossostephium anemisioides 281

Crotalaria 787

Crotalaria juncea 703

Cucurbita maxima 854

Cuphea micropetala 851

Curculigo orchioides 469

Curcuma pallida, see 319

Curcuma zedoaria 319

Cyclamen purpurascens 858

Cyrribopogon ckratus 275

Cynoglossum amabile 164

Cytisus scoparius 713

Cytisus scoparius 'Andreanus' 714

 

D

 

Dahlia 53, 541-47, 791-94

Datura 191-94

Delonix elata 711

Delonix regia 494

Delphinium 117

Dendranthema Xgrandiflorum 389-93

Dendrobium moschatum 62

Dendropthoe falcata 706

Dianthus barbatus 278

Dianthus caryophyllus 276

Dianthus chinensis 277, 279

Dicentra spectabilis 163

Dietes iridioides 514

Dietes vegeta, see 514

Digitalis 214

Dillenia suffruiticosa 420

Dodonaea viscosa 868

Dombeya Xcayeuxii 826

Drimiopsis kirkii 110

Duranta erecta 746

Duranta erecta Alba 747

Duranta repens, see 746

Duranta repens 'Alba', see 747

Dysodia tenuiloba, see 692

 

E

 

Ecbolium linneanum 892

Echinopsis multiplex, see 562

Echinopsis oxygona 562

Eichhornia crassipes 894

Emilia javanica, see 445

Emilia javanica 'Lutea', see 446

Emilia sonchifolia 445

Emilia sonchifolia 'Lutea 446

Epidendrum XObrienianum 68

Episcia cupreata 779

Episcia reptans 778

Eranthemum hypocrateriforme 759

Eranthemum pulchellum 678—79

Eranthemum wattii 893

Erysimum cheiri 331

Erythrina variegata 870-71

Erythrina variegata Alba' 869

Eucalyptus 203

Eucharis Xgrandiflora 476

Eulophia 69

Euphorbia cyathophora 762

Euphorbia milii 190

Euphorbia pulcherrima 761

Eurycles sylvestris, see 877

Evolvulus alsinoides 891

 

F

 

Fittonia vershaffeltii 212

Foeniculum vulgare 807 Fuchsia 525

 

G

 

Gaillardia pulchella 51-52, 329-30

Galanthus nivalis 'Viridapicis' 44

Galphimia glauca 695

Gardenia augusta 308-09

Gardenia jasminoides, see 308-09

Gazania 719 G

erbera jamesonii 423

Gladiolus callianthus 731

Gladiolus Xhortulanus 176—85

Gliricidia sepium 532

Gloriosa superba 438

Gloxinia perennis 769

Gmelina philippensis 707

Gomphrena globosa 5 0 5 — 09

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Gossypium 876

Gossypium arboreum 758

Graptophyllum pictum 788

Guettarda speciosa 810

Gypsophila elegans 519

 

H

 

Haemanthus multiflorus, see 637

Haematoxylum campechianum 863

Hamelia patens 873

Hedera 70

Hedychium 3

Helianthus 464-67, 635

Helichrysum bracteatum 638

Heliconia 864

Heliotropium arborescens 733

Hibiscus 564-620

Hibiscus hirtus 580

Hibiscus micranthus 581

Hibiscus mutabilis 566, 579

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 564-65, 567, 569-79, 582-94, 596-602, 604-20 Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Alipore Beauty' 599

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Comet' 619

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Cromwell' 564

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Daffodil' 569

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Debbie Ann' 583

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Dream' 611

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Grace Goo' 578

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Rukmini' 570

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Sebactini' 613

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Splash' 588

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Sweetheart' 616

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Vasco' 591

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Viceroy' 597

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Waimaea' 606

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis '"White Pink Centre' 617

Hibiscus schizopetalus 568

Hibiscus syriacus 595, 603

Hippeastrum 483-91

Hippobroma longiflora 305

Hiptage benghalensis 652

Hollarrhena antidysemerica, see 660

Hollarrhena pubescens 660

Holmskioldia sanguinea 708 — 10

Hoya carnosa 125

Hyacinthus orientalis 518

Hydrangea 354

Hymenocallis 479

 

I

 

Iberis 318

Ilex 338

Impatiens balsamina 357-63

Impatiens wallerana 248

lochroma cyaneum 757

Ipomoea 842

Ipomoea acuminata, see 527

Ipomoea alba 157

Ipomoea cairica 196

Ipomoea carnea 324

Ipomoea hederifolia 802

Ipomoea horsfalliae 721

Ipomoea indica 527

Ipomoea lobata 282

Ipomoea quamoclit 803

Ipomoea tricolor 523, 528

Ipomoea tricolor 'Heavenly Blue' 524

Ipomoea tricolor'Pearly Gates' 156

Ipomoea tricolor 'Scarlet O'Hara' 522

Iris 515

Isotoma longiflora, see 305

Ixora arborea, see 422

Ixora chinensis 126

Ixora coccinea 127-28

Ixora javanica 129

Ixora pavetta 422

Ixora singaporensis, see 129

Ixora thwaitesii 811

Jacaranda 734

Jacquemontia pentantha 112

Jasminum 302—03

Jasminum humile 317

Jasminum sambac 'Grand Duke ofTuscany 304

Jatropha integerrima 853

Jatropha multifida 867

Jatropha podagarica 835

Justicia aurea 686

Justicia brandegeana 662

Justicia oblongata 661

 

K

 

Kaempferia pulchra 533

Kaempferia rotunda 739

Kalanchoe pinnata 861

Kigelia africana 841 Kigelia pinnata, see 841

Kleinhovia hospita 862 Kopsia fruiticosa 209

 

L

 

Laburnum anagyroides 46

Lagenaria siceraria 772

Lagerstroemia flos-reginae, see 86

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Laeerstroemia indica 81-85

Lagerstroemia speciosa 86

Lantana 813-16

Lathyrus odoratus 334-35

Laurentia longiflora, see 305

Lawsonia inermis 396

Leonotis nepedfolia 116

Leontopodium alpinum 653

Leucaena glauca, see 451

Leucaena leucocephala 451

Leucanthemum vulgare 848

Leucanthemum Xsuperbum 45

Leucas aspera 137

Lilium candidum 306

Linaria maroccana 323

Linum grandiflorum 340

Lobelia erinus 'Cambridge Blue' 160

Lobularia maritima 337

Lonicera japonica 159

Luffa acutangula 691

Lupinus 115

Lycoris aurea 683

Lycianthes rantonnei 158

 

M

 

Macfadyena unguis-cad 633

Magnolia grandiflora 417

Malpighia coccigera 537

Malpighia glabra 536

Malvaviscus arboreus 15-17

Mangifera indica 846-47

Mansoa alliacea 771

Martynia annua 213

Melampodium paludosum 697

Melia azedarach 765

Memecylon tinctorium 55

Merremia quinquefolia 325

Merremia tuberosa 326

Michelia alba 13

Michelia champaca 670

Millingtonia hortensis 500

Mimosa pudica 790

Mimusops elengi 244—45

Mina lobata, see 282

Mirabilis jalapa 18-21

Momordica charantia 336

Morinda citrifolia 817

Moringa oleifera 825

Moringa pterygosperma, see 825

Mundngia calabura 857

Murraya paniculara 744

Mussaenda luteola 693

 Myosotis sylvatica 162

Myrtus communis 56

 

N

 

Narcissus 516-

Narcissus poeticus 517

Nelumbo nucifera 2

Nelumbo nucifera 'Alba' 1

Nerine sarniensis 207

Nerium oleander 724—30

Nicotiana alata 447

Nicotiana plumbaginifolia 448

Nierembergia hippomanica 865

Nyctanthes arbor-tristis 118

Nymphaea 548-52, 554-56

Nymphaea rubra 553

 

O

 

Ochnakirkii 796

Ocimum americanum 141

Ocimum basilicum 142, 208

Ocimum canum, see 141

Ocimum sanctum, see 140

Ocimum tenuiflorum 140

Odontonema strictum 872

Oncoba spinosa 701

Operculina turpethum 12, 327

Orchids 58

Origanum majorana 492

Ornithogalum umbellatum 314

Orthosiphon stamineus 650-51 Oxalis 749

 

P

 

Pachystachys coccinea 834

Paeonia 526

Pancratium zeylanicum 480

Pandanus tectorius 657

Pandorea jasminoides 768

Papaver rhoeas 844

Papilionanthe teres 63

Parkia biglandulosa, see 439

Parkia pedunculata 439

Parkinsonia aculeata 539

Passiflora foedda 322

Passiflora incarnata Xcincinnata 'Incense' 321

Passiflora vitifolia 252

Pavetta indica 812

Pelargonium 654

Peltophorum pterocarpum 246

Pentapetes phoeniceae 416

Pentas lanceolata 472-75

Pereskia 424

Pergularia odoradssima 786

Petrea volubilis 829

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Petunia Xhybrida 373-88

Phlox drummondii 254-63

Physalis alkekengi 859

Pimpinella major 809

Pitcairnia museosa 206

Platycodon grandiflorus 449

Plumbago auriculata 898

Plumbago auriculata 'Alba' 5

Plumbago indica 663

Plumbago zeylanica 840

Plumeria obtusa 667-68

Plumeria rubra 664—65

Plumeria rubra forma tricolor 666

Podranea ricasoliana 442

Polianthes tuberosa 48-49

Polygonum 760

Porana paniculata 880

Porana volubilis 883

Pordandia grandiflora 366—67

Portulaca grandiflora 14 Primula 856

Proiphys amboinensis 877

Prosopis glandulosa 720

Prunus dulcis 521

Prunus serrulata 520

Pseuderanthemum 265—71

Pseudocalymna alliaceum, see 771

Psidium guaj ava 211

Pterospermum acerifolium 640

Punica granatum 7—10

Pyrostegia venusta 642

 

Q

 

Quassia amara 875

Quisqualis indica 364

 

R

 

Randia speciosa 264

Ravenia spectabilis 328

Reseda odorata 339

Rhododendron 513

Rhoeo spathacea, see 4

Rondeletia odorata 253

Rosa 87-91, 93, 96, 100-05, 109

Rosa canina 106

Rosa chinensis 92

Rosa chinensis 'Minima' 97

Rosa chinensis 'Viridiflora 94

Rosa'Edward' 95

Rosa 'Father's Day 107

Rosa'Paul Neyron 99

Rosa 'Prosperity' 98

Rosa Xrehderana 108

Rudbeckia hirta 'Gloriosa Daisy' 756

Ruellia lorentziana 888

Ruellia tuberosa 890

Russelia equisetiformis 801

Russelia sarmentosa 800

 

S

 

Saintpaulia ionantha 737-38

Salix discolor 50 Salvia 645

Salvia farinacea 886

Salvia leucantha 646

Salvia splendens 647

Samanea saman, see 445

Sambucus 538

Sanchezia speciosa 717

Sansevieria 655-56

Saponaria officinalis 143

Saraca indica 333

Saritaea magnifica 732

Scabiosa atropurpurea 22-23

Scadoxus multiflorus 637

Schefflera actinophylla 395

Selenicereus 563

Senecio 443

Senna alata 715

Sesamum indicum 355

Sesbania grandiflora 493

Setcreasea pallida, see 763

Sinningia speciosa 186-88, 349

Solandra maxima 421

Solanum melongena 405, 409

Solanum rantonnetii, see 158

Solanum seaforthianum 144

Solanum torvum 408

Solenostemon scutellarioides 750, 754

Solidago 696

Spathiphyllum 121

Spathodea campanulata 795

Spathoglotds plicata 66-67

Sporobolus capillaris, see 315

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis 755

Stapelia 798

Stemmadenia galeottiana, see 310

Stemmadenia litoralis 310

Sternbergia lutea 135

Stictocardia beraviensis 852

Strelitzia reginae 643

Strobilanthes kunthianus 241

Strophanthus 54

Strophanthus gratus 748

Syringa 530

Syzygium jambos 450

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T

 

Tabernaemontana divaricata 698

Tabernaemontana divaricata 'Flore-pleno' 699-

700 Tagetes 397

Tagetes erecta 398, 400, 402

Tagetes erecta 'Spun Yellow' 399

Tagetes patula 401

Talinum paniculatum 789

Tarenna asiatica 804

Tecoma alata, see 680

Tecoma stans 681

Tecoma Xsmithii 680

Tecomaria capensis 832

Tectona grandis 197

Terminalia catappa 644

Thespesia populnea 827

Thevetia peruviana 671, 689

Thevetia peruviana 'Alba 672

 Thunbergia alata 477

Thunbergia alata 'Julietta' 478

Thunbergia erecta 172-74

Thunbergia erecta'Alba 175

Thunbergia fragrans 770

Thunbergia grandiflora 887

Thunbergia kirkii 171

Thymophylla tenuiloba 692

Tithonia diversifblia 557

Tithonia rotundifolia 799

Torenia fburnieri 895-96

Torenia fournieri 'Alba 897

Trachymene coerulea 685

Tradescanria pallida 'Purple Heart' 763

Tradescantia spathacea 4

Tradescanria zebrina 751

Tribulus terrestris 866

Trifolium 845

Tristellateia australasiae 694

Tropaeolum majus 39—43

Tulipa 189

Turnera ulmifolia 676-77

Typhonium blumei 440

Typhonium divaricatum, see 440

 

V

 

Vallaris solanacea 659

Vanda caerulea 64

Vanda teres, see 63

Vanda tessellata 65

Verbena tenuisecta 780-82

Verbena Xhybrida 215-20

Vernonia eleagnaefolia 123

Viburnum plicatum 311

Vinca rosea, see 283-89

Viola odorata 316

Viola Xwittrockiana 722-23

Viscum album 35 Viris vinifera 6

Vittadinia australis, see 313

Vittadinia cuneata 313

 

W

 

 

Wedelia 243

Wisteria sinensis 529

Wrighria tinctoria 136

 

Y

 

Yucca 481

 

Z

 

Zebrina pendula, see 751

Zephyranthes 130-34

Zinnia angusrifblia 240

Zinnia elegans 226—39

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