Clerodendrum quadriloculare

"Bronze-Leaved Clerodendrum" and "Fireworks Plant."

Spiritual Message by the Mother/ Quotes by Sri Aurobindo

This is faithfulness, to admit and to manifest no other movements but only the movements prompted and guided by the Divine.The Mother, Words of the Mother - II: FaithfulnessWhen I spoke of being faithful to the light of the soul and the divine Call, I was simply suggesting the great need in all crises and attacks,—to refuse to listen to any suggestions, impulses, lures and to oppose to them all the call of the Truth, the imperative beckoning of the Light. In all doubt and depression, to say "I belong to the Divine, I cannot fail"; to all suggestions of impurity and unfitness, to reply "I am a child of Immortality chosen by Sri Aurobindo and the Mother; I have but to be true to myself and to them—the victory is sure; even if I fell, I would be sure to rise again"; to all impulsions to depart and serve some other ideal, to reply "This is the greatest, this is the Truth, this alone can satisfy the soul within me; I will endure through all tests and tribulations to the very end of the divine journey." This is what I mean by faithfulness to the Light and the Call.Sri Aurobindo, The Mother with Letters on The Mother: Faithfulness to the Light and the CallThe base of the material consciousness here is not only the Ignorance, but the Inconscience—that is, the consciousness is involved in form of matter and energy of matter.Sri Aurobindo, Letters on Yoga - I: The Jivatman in the Integral YogaThe Inconscience is an inverse reproduction of the supreme superconscience: it has the same absoluteness of being and automatic action, but in a vast involved trance; it is being lost in itself, plunged in its own abyss of infinity.Sri Aurobindo, The Life Divine - I: Knowledge by Identity and Separative KnowledgeAll evolution is the progressive self-revelation of the One to himself in the terms of the Many out of the Inconscience through the Ignorance towards self-conscient perfection.Sri Aurobindo, Essays Divine and Human: Nature: The World-Manifestation

Colour

red or coral

Varieties

Message of the Flower

Belief

The Mother’s Comment

Simple and candid, does not question.

Message of the Flower

Divine Will Acting in the Inconscient

The Mother’s Comment

Is all-powerful even when we are not aware of it.

Family

Lamiaceae

Cultivars

does not have a wide range of distinct cultivars

Flower Size

small, typically less than an inch in diameter.

Flower Texture

thin and delicate.

Number of Petals

four

Floral Symmetry

bilateral symmetry

Fragrance of Flower

pleasant fragrance

Leaf Texture

smooth and glossy texture

Leaf Arrangement

arranged opposite each other on the stem

Leaf Color

bronze or dark green, depending on the variety.

Structural Variation (Shrub or Tree)

shrub

Life Cycle

perennial shrub with a long lifespan.

Blooming Period

warm months of the year.

Climate

tropical and subtropical climates.

Water Requirements

Regular watering and well-drained soil

Soil Type

Well-draining, fertile soil

Temperature Ranges

warm temperatures and cannot tolerate frost.

Sun or Shade

full sun to partial shade.

Pollinators

Insects, such as bees and butterflies

Habitat

tropical habitats

Role in the Ecosystem

serve as a nectar source for pollinators and provide habitat and food for wildlife.

Endangered Status

not considered endangered