Aristolochia ringens

Gaping Dutchman's Pipe, Pelican Flower

Message of the Flower

Lasting Inspiration

The Mother’s Comment

Waits patiently to be received.

Spiritual Message by the Mother/ Quotes by Sri Aurobindo

Inspiration is a slender river of brightness leaping from a vast & eternal knowledge, it exceeds reason more perfectly than reason exceeds the knowledge of the senses.

Sri Aurobindo, Essays Divine and Human: Jnana

There are different kinds of knowledge. One is inspiration, i.e. something that comes out of the Knowledge planes like a flash and opens up the mind to the Truth in a moment. That is inspiration. It easily takes the form of words as when a poet writes or a speaker speaks, as people say, from inspiration.

Sri Aurobindo, Letters on Yoga - IV: The Mind and Other Levels of Being

Inspiration is like a tiny little stream or a few falling drops and these drops are so pure, so brilliant, so complete in themselves, that they give you the sense of a marvellous inspiration, the impression that you have reached infinite domains and risen very high above the ordinary human condition. And yet this is nothing in comparison with what is still to be perceived.

The Mother, On Thoughts and Aphorisms: Aphorism - 2

Colour

Yellow-green, dark reddish-brown

Family

Aristolochiaceae

Cultivars

Not commonly available

Person who named the flower

Carl Linnaeus

Flower Size

Large

Flower Texture

Smooth

Number of Petals

Fused calyx

Floral Symmetry

Asymmetrical

Fragrance of Flower

Strong odor

Leaf Texture

Smooth

Leaf Arrangement

Alternate

Leaf Color

Dark green

Structural Variation (Shrub or Tree)

Vine

Life Cycle

Perennial

Blooming Period

Spring to summer

Climate

Tropical to subtropical

Water Requirements

Moderate

Soil Type

Well-drained, fertile

Temperature Ranges

Warm, frost-free

Sun or Shade

Partial shade to full sun

Susceptibility to Insects and Diseases

Root rot if overwatered

Pollinators

Flies and beetles

Habitat

South America, gardens worldwide

Role in the Ecosystem

Nectar for pollinators

Quotations

Not specifically quoted

Ornamental

Dramatic flowers

Uses in Other Aspects of Life

Ornamental

Endangered Status

Not endangered