Pandorea jasminoides

Bower Vine, Bower of Beauty, Wonga Wonga Vine, Pandora Vine, Southern Bell

Message of the Flower

Opening of the Emotional Centre to the Light

The Mother’s Comment

An important event in human development.

Spiritual Message by the Mother/ Quotes by Sri Aurobindo

Emotion is an excellent and indispensable thing in human nature, in spite of all its shortcomings and dangers… But our aim is to go beyond mental ideas into the light of the supramental Truth, which exists not by ideative thought but by direct vision and identity. In the same way our aim is to go beyond emotion to the height and depth and intensity of the Divine Love and there feel through the inner psychic heart an inexhaustible oneness with the Divine which the spasmodic leapings of the vital emotions cannot reach or experience.

Sri Aurobindo, Letters on Yoga - II: Divine Love, Psychic Love and Human Love

Emotion is a good element in Yoga; but emotional desire becomes easily a cause of perturbation and an obstacle.

Turn your emotions towards the Divine, aspire for their purification; they will then become a help on the way and no longer a cause of suffering.

Not to kill emotion, but to turn it towards the Divine is the right way of the Yoga.

But it must become pure, founded upon spiritual peace and joy, capable of being transmuted into Ananda. Equality and calm in the mind and vital parts, an intense psychic emotion in the heart can perfectly go together.

Awake by your aspiration the psychic fire in the heart that burns steadily towards the Divine—that is the one way to liberate and fulfil the emotional nature.

Sri Aurobindo, Letters on Yoga - II: Bhakti, Devotion, Worship

Colour

shades of white, pink, and purple

Family

Bignoniaceae

Cultivars

Lady Di,' 'Ruby Belle,' and 'Snowbells.'

Flower Size

medium-sized, around 1-2 inches (2.5-5 cm) in diameter.

Flower Texture

smooth and somewhat waxy.

Number of Petals

Five

Floral Symmetry

Bilateral

Fragrance of Flower

Some varieties have a sweet, pleasant fragrance.

Leaf Texture

smooth and leathery.

Leaf Arrangement

Opposite or alternate

Leaf Color

Dark green

Structural Variation (Shrub or Tree)

climbing vine

Life Cycle

Perennial

Blooming Period

Can bloom intermittently throughout the year, with the main flush of flowers occurring in spring and summer.

Climate

warm temperate to subtropical climates

Water Requirements

Moderate watering

Soil Type

Prefers well-draining soil.

Temperature Ranges

prefers mild to warm conditions.

Sun or Shade

Full sun to partial shade

Susceptibility to Insects and Diseases

Susceptible to various pests and diseases, including aphids and whiteflies.

Pollinators

Attracts pollinators like bees and butterflies.

Habitat

Native to Australia and found in various habitats, including woodlands and rainforests.

Role in the Ecosystem

Provides nectar for pollinators and habitat for birds and insects.

Ornamental

Grown for its ornamental value in gardens and landscapes.

Uses in Other Aspects of Life

No specific uses beyond ornamental and medicinal purposes found.

Endangered Status

No