Thevetia peruviana

Yellow Oleander, Be-still Tree, Lucky Nut, Captain Cook Tree

Spiritual Message by the Mother/ Quotes by Sri Aurobindo

The "Mind" in the ordinary use of the word covers indiscriminately the whole consciousness, for man is a mental being and mentalises everything; but in the language of this Yoga, the words mind and mental are used to connote specially the part of the nature which has to do with cognition and intelligence, with ideas, with mental or thought perceptions, the reactions of thought to things, with the truly mental movements and formations, mental vision and will etc. that are part of his intelligence.

Sri Aurobindo, Letters on Yoga - I: The Mind

The Mind proper is divided into three parts—thinking Mind, dynamic Mind, externalising Mind—the former concerned with ideas and knowledge in their own right, the second with the putting out of mental forces for realisation of the idea, the third with the expression of them in life (not only by speech, but by any form it can give).

Sri Aurobindo, Letters on Yoga - I: The Mind

Mind is in its origin a principle of light, an instrument put forth from the Supermind and, though set to work within limits and even set to create limits, yet the limits are luminous borders for a special working, voluntary and purposive bounds, a surface of the finite ever extending itself under the eye of infinity. It is this character of Mind that will reveal itself under the touch of Supermind and make human mentality an adjunct and a minor instrumentation of the supramental knowledge.

Sri Aurobindo, Essays in Philosophy and Yoga: Supermind and Humanity

Varieties

Message of the Flower

Mind

The Mother’s Comment

Its true value depends on its surrender to the Divine.

Colour

Yellow

Message of the Flower

Purified Mind

The Mother’s Comment

Mind ready to surrender to the Divine.

Colour

White

Message of the Flower

Supramentalised Mind

The Mother’s Comment

Mind has become an instrument for transformation.

Colour

Orange

Family

Apocynaceae

Person who named the flower

Persoon, K. Schumacher

Flower Size

Not specified

Flower Texture

Smooth

Number of Petals

Generally five

Floral Symmetry

Radial

Fragrance of Flower

Fragrant

Leaf Texture

Smooth, glossy

Leaf Arrangement

Spiral

Leaf Color

Green

Structural Variation (Shrub or Tree)

Can be pruned to be a large shrub or a small tree

Life Cycle

Perennial

Blooming Period

Throughout the year in suitable climates

Climate

Tropical and subtropical

Water Requirements

Moderate, drought-tolerant once established

Soil Type

Prefers well-drained soils

Temperature Ranges

Can tolerate a minimum of 20-25F

Sun or Shade

Full sun to partial shade

Susceptibility to Insects and Diseases

Not specified

Pollinators

Various insects

Habitat

Native to Mexico, Central, and South America, widely cultivated

Role in the Ecosystem

Provides habitat and sustenance for various insects and birds

Quotations

Not specified

Ornamental

Widely used for its striking flowers and appearance

Uses in Other Aspects of Life

Primarily ornamental

Endangered Status

Not listed