Beaumontia jerdoniana

Herald's Trumpet, Easter Lily Vine

Message of the Flower

Unselfishness

The Mother’s Comment

Deeply open so as not to refuse anything.

Spiritual Message by the Mother/ Quotes by Sri Aurobindo

What we call oneself is only the ego. Our true self is the Divine.

The Mother

Human nature is shot through in all its stuff with the threads of the ego. Even when one tries to get away from it, it is in front or walks behind all the thoughts and actions like one's shadow. To see that is the first step—to discern the falsity and absurdity of the ego movements is the second—to discourage and refuse it at every step is the third—but it goes entirely only when one sees, experiences and lives the One in everything and equally everywhere.

Sri Aurobindo, Letters on Yoga - IV: Ego and Its Forms

Our ego, boasting of freedom, is at every moment the slave, toy and puppet of countless beings, powers, forces, influences in universal Nature. The self-abnegation of the ego in the Divine is its self-fulfilment; its surrender to that which transcends it is its liberation from bonds and limits and its perfect freedom.

Sri Aurobindo, The Synthesis of Yoga - I: The Four Aids

There is no happiness in smallness of the being, says the Scripture, it is with the large being that happiness comes. The ego is by its nature a smallness of being; it brings contraction of the consciousness and with the contraction limitation of knowledge, disabling ignorance,—confinement and a diminution of power and by that diminution incapacity and weakness,—scission of oneness and by that scission disharmony and failure of sympathy and love and understanding,—inhibition or fragmentation of delight of being and by that fragmentation pain and sorrow. To recover what is lost we must break out of the walls of ego.

Sri Aurobindo, The Synthesis of Yoga - I: The Release from the Ego

Colour

White, yellow-green

Family

Apocynaceae

Cultivars

Not specifically known; cultivars would depend on horticultural breeding.

Flower Size

Can be quite large, often several inches across.

Flower Texture

Waxy or slightly fleshy.

Number of Petals

Typically 5, fused at the base.

Floral Symmetry

Radially symmetrical.

Fragrance of Flower

Often fragrant, especially in the evening or at night.

Leaf Texture

Smooth, glossy.

Leaf Arrangement

Opposite

Leaf Color

Dark green.

Structural Variation (Shrub or Tree)

Climbing shrubs.

Life Cycle

Perennial

Blooming Period

Varies with climate; in tropical regions, it may bloom intermittently throughout the year.

Climate

Tropical to subtropical.

Water Requirements

Tropical to subtropical.

Soil Type

Fertile, well-drained.

Temperature Ranges

Prefers warm temperatures; not frost-tolerant.

Sun or Shade

Prefers full sun to partial shade.

Pollinators

Attracted to its flowers are bees, butterflies, and possibly birds.

Habitat

Native to tropical Asian regions.

Role in the Ecosystem

Provides nectar for pollinators.

Ornamental

Highly valued for its large, showy flowers and vine growth habit.

Uses in Other Aspects of Life

Mainly ornamental.

Endangered Status

Not listed as endangered, but habitat destruction could impact wild populations.