Asystasia dalzelliana

Dalzell's asystasia, violet asystasia

Message of the Flower

Aspiration for Trust in the Divine

The Mother’s Comment

An intense need for that immutable peace given by the certitude of the Divine Grace.

Spiritual Message by the Mother/ Quotes by Sri Aurobindo

Trust is the mind's and heart's complete reliance on the Divine and its guidance and protection.

Sri Aurobindo, Letters on Yoga - II: Faith

The core of this inner surrender is trust and confidence in the Divine. One takes the attitude, "I want the Divine and nothing else." I do not know why you should think that you can be asked to give up that—if there is not that, then the Yoga cannot be done. "I want to give myself entirely to him and since my soul wants that, it cannot be but that I shall meet him and realise him. I ask nothing but that and his action in me to bring me to him, his action secret or open, veiled or manifest. I do not insist on my own time and way; let him do all in his own time and way, I shall believe in him, accept his will, aspire steadily for his light and presence and joy, go through all difficulties and delays relying on him and never giving up. Let my mind be quiet and turn to him and let him open it to his light; let my vital be quiet and turn to him alone and let him open it to his calm and joy. All for him and myself for him. Whatever happens, I will keep to this aspiration and self-giving and go on in perfect reliance that it will be done."

Sri Aurobindo, Letters on Yoga - II: Surrender

Who trusts the Divine never leaves the loving arms of the Divine wherever his body may be.

The Mother

Colour

Pale and deep purple, white

Family

Acanthaceae

Person who named the flower

N. A. Dalzell

Flower Size

Small, about 1 inch in diameter

Flower Texture

Smooth

Number of Petals

5 lobes

Floral Symmetry

Radial

Fragrance of Flower

Mildly fragrant

Leaf Texture

Rough, hairy

Leaf Arrangement

Opposite

Leaf Color

Green, with paler undersides

Structural Variation (Shrub or Tree)

Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Blooming Period

Monsoon season

Climate

Tropical, subtropical

Water Requirements

Medium; drought-tolerant

Soil Type

Well-drained, fertile soil

Temperature Ranges

Prefers warmer climates, frost-sensitive

Sun or Shade

Full sun to partial shade

Susceptibility to Insects and Diseases

Few pests, susceptible to mildew in humid conditions

Pollinators

Attracts bees and butterflies

Habitat

Forested areas of peninsular India

Role in the Ecosystem

Serves as cover and nectar source for insects

Quotations

Features in local folklore

Ornamental

Not used

Uses in Other Aspects of Life

Not considered endangered

Endangered Status

Prefers consistent moisture, not tolerant of dry conditions