Curculigo orchioides

Golden Eye-Grass, Black Musli, Kali Musli

Message of the Flower

Attraction for the Light

The Mother’s Comment

In its attraction, it tries to imitate the stars.

Spiritual Message by the Mother/ Quotes by Sri Aurobindo

Light is not knowledge but the illumination that comes from above and liberates the being from obscurity and darkness.

Sri Aurobindo, Letters on Yoga - III: Light

Light is primarily a spiritual manifestation of the Divine Reality illuminative and creative; material light is a subsequent representation or conversion of it into Matter for the purposes of the material Energy.

Sri Aurobindo, The Life Divine - II: The Ascent towards Supermind

Our sense by its incapacity has invented darkness. In truth there is nothing but Light, only it is a power of light either above or below our poor human vision's limited range.

For do not imagine that light is created by the Suns. The Suns are only physical concentrations of Light, but the splendour they concentrate for us is self-born and everywhere.

God is everywhere and wherever God is, there is Light.

Sri Aurobindo, Essays Divine and Human: God: The One Reality

Colour

Golden yellow

Family

Hypoxidaceae

Flower Size

Small

Flower Texture

Soft, delicate

Number of Petals

Six

Floral Symmetry

Radial

Fragrance of Flower

Mild

Leaf Texture

Smooth, glossy

Leaf Arrangement

Basal rosette

Leaf Color

Green

Structural Variation (Shrub or Tree)

Herbaceous perennial

Life Cycle

Perennial

Blooming Period

Varies with climate, typically in warmer months

Climate

Tropical to subtropical

Water Requirements

Moderate, prefers well-drained soil.

Soil Type

Loamy, well-drained

Temperature Ranges

Prefers warm climates, not frost-tolerant

Sun or Shade

Partial shade to full sun

Susceptibility to Insects and Diseases

Not specifically reported, general pest and disease management recommended

Pollinators

Bees and other insects

Habitat

Forest understorey, grasslands

Role in the Ecosystem

Provides nectar and pollen to pollinators

Ornamental

Rarely used as an ornamental plant

Uses in Other Aspects of Life

Primarily medicinal and traditional uses

Endangered Status

Not listed as globally endangered but may be under pressure in local habitats