Sesamum indicum

Gingelly, Sesame, Til

Message of the Flower

Concilliation

The Mother’s Comment

Likes smooth contacts.

Spiritual Message by the Mother/ Quotes by Sri Aurobindo

For all problems of existence are essentially problems of harmony. They arise from the perception of an unsolved discord and the instinct of an undiscovered agreement or unity. To rest content with an unsolved discord is possible for the practical and more animal part of man, but impossible for his fully awakened mind, and usually even his practical parts only escape from the general necessity either by shutting out the problem or by accepting a rough, utilitarian and unillumined compromise. For essentially, all Nature seeks a harmony, life and matter in their own sphere as much as mind in the arrangement of its perceptions.

Sri Aurobindo, The Life Divine - I: The Human Aspiration

This manifestation of beauty and harmony is part of the Divine realisation upon earth, perhaps even its greatest part.

The Mother, Questions and Answers 1929 - 1931: 28 July 1929

Colour

White, light pink

Family

Pedaliaceae

Cultivars

Numerous, including black, white, and brown-seeded varieties

Person who named the flower

Carl Linnaeus

Flower Size

3-5 cm across

Flower Texture

Smooth

Number of Petals

Five

Floral Symmetry

Radial

Fragrance of Flower

Mildly fragrant

Leaf Texture

Smooth to slightly hairy

Leaf Arrangement

Alternate

Leaf Color

Green

Structural Variation (Shrub or Tree)

Herbaceous annual

Life Cycle

Annual

Blooming Period

Summer

Climate

Warm

Water Requirements

Drought-tolerant, well-drained soil

Soil Type

Well-drained, fertile

Temperature Ranges

20C to 30C

Sun or Shade

Full sun

Susceptibility to Insects and Diseases

Fungal diseases, root rot, aphids

Pollinators

Bees

Habitat

Cultivated in agricultural settings worldwide

Role in the Ecosystem

Agricultural, provides food for wildlife

Quotations

Commonly mentioned in context of value and uses

Ornamental

Not typically ornamental

Uses in Other Aspects of Life

Food industries, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals

Endangered Status

Not endangered