Gomphrena globosa

Bachelor's Button, Globe Amaranth

Spiritual Message by the Mother/ Quotes by Sri Aurobindo

By immortality is meant the consciousness which is beyond birth and death, beyond the chain of cause and effect, beyond all bondage and limitation, free, blissful, self-existent in conscious-being, the consciousness of the Lord, of the supreme Purusha, of Sachchidananda.

Sri Aurobindo, Isha Upanishad: II. Knowledge and Ignorance

Immortality in its fundamental sense does not mean merely some kind of personal survival of the bodily death; we are immortal by the eternity of our self-existence without beginning or end, beyond the whole succession of physical births and deaths through which we pass, beyond the alternations of our existence in this and other worlds: the spirit's timeless existence is the true immortality.

Sri Aurobindo, The Life Divine - II: Out of the Sevenfold Ignorance towards the Sevenfold Knowledge

Varieties

Message of the Flower

Immortality

The Mother’s Comment

Forms are in perpetual transformation; identify yourself with the Immortal Consciousness and you will become it.

Colour

Cream white, colourful

Message of the Flower

Vital Immortality

The Mother’s Comment

It exists in its own domain, but depends on surrender to the Divine.

Colour

Magenta purple, cream white

Message of the Flower

Conscious Vital Immortality

The Mother’s Comment

The immortality of an organised and conscious vital being.

Colour

Pale lavender pink, cream white

Message of the Flower

Integral Immortality

The Mother’s Comment

It is a promise! When will it be a material fact?

Colour

White, cream white

Message of the Flower

Supramental Immortality

The Mother’s Comment

It is an established fact, but few human beings have experienced it.

Colour

Bright orange, salmon pink, cream white

Family

Amaranthaceae

Cultivars

Fireworks', 'Buddy Purple', 'Strawberry Fields'

Person who named the flower

Carl Linnaeus

Flower Size

About 1-2 cm in diameter

Flower Texture

Papery, bracteate

Number of Petals

Flowers are actually bracts; true petals are small and not visible

Floral Symmetry

Radial

Fragrance of Flower

Minimal to none

Leaf Texture

Smooth to slightly hairy

Leaf Arrangement

Opposite

Leaf Color

Green

Structural Variation (Shrub or Tree)

Herbaceous annual

Life Cycle

Annual

Blooming Period

Summer to fall

Climate

Prefers warm climates

Water Requirements

Moderate, drought-tolerant once established

Soil Type

Well-drained, fertile soil

Temperature Ranges

Thrives in warm temperatures

Sun or Shade

Full sun

Susceptibility to Insects and Diseases

Generally pest-free, but watch for fungal diseases in wet conditions

Pollinators

Attracts bees and butterflies

Habitat

Native to Central America, cultivated worldwide

Role in the Ecosystem

Provides nectar for pollinators

Ornamental

Widely grown in gardens for its colorful and long-lasting flowers

Uses in Other Aspects of Life

Dried flowers are used in potpourri and decorative wreaths

Endangered Status

Not endangered; widely cultivated