Evolvulus alsinoides

Dwarf Morning Glory, Slender Dwarf Morning-glory

Message of the Flower

First Sign of Krishna's Light in Matter

The Mother’s Comment

It is the indication of the coming transformation.

Spiritual Message by the Mother/ Quotes by Sri Aurobindo

At last I find a meaning of soul's birth Into this universe terrible and sweet, I who have felt the hungry heart of earth Aspiring beyond heaven to Krishna's feet.

I have seen the beauty of immortal eyes, And heard the passion of the Lover's flute, And known a deathless ecstasy's surprise And sorrow in my heart for ever mute.

Nearer and nearer now the music draws, Life shudders with a strange felicity; All Nature is a wide enamoured pause Hoping her lord to touch, to clasp, to be.

For this one moment lived the ages past; The world now throbs fulfilled in me at last.

Sri Aurobindo, Collected Poems: Krishna

All music is only the sound of His laughter, All beauty the smile of His passionate bliss; Our lives are His heart-beats, our rapture the bridal Of Radha and Krishna, our love is their kiss.

Sri Aurobindo, Collected Poems: Who

Colour

Sky blue, white

Family

Convolvulaceae

Person who named the flower

Carl Linnaeus

Flower Size

About 1 cm in diameter

Flower Texture

Soft, velvety

Number of Petals

5

Floral Symmetry

Radially symmetrical

Fragrance of Flower

No significant fragrance

Leaf Texture

Hairy, soft

Leaf Arrangement

Alternate

Leaf Color

Green, sometimes with silvery hues

Structural Variation (Shrub or Tree)

Herbaceous perennial

Life Cycle

Perennial

Blooming Period

Throughout the year in tropical climates

Climate

Tropical and subtropical

Water Requirements

Moderate, drought-tolerant once established

Soil Type

Prefers well-drained, sandy soils

Temperature Ranges

Warm, frost-sensitive

Sun or Shade

Prefers full sun

Susceptibility to Insects and Diseases

Generally pest-resistant, watch for fungal diseases in humid conditions

Pollinators

Bees, butterflies

Habitat

Open fields, roadsides, wastelands

Role in the Ecosystem

Ground cover, preventing soil erosion

Quotations

Not specifically quoted

Ornamental

Delicate flowers, ground-covering ability

Uses in Other Aspects of Life

Mainly medicinal and ornamental

Endangered Status

Not listed as endangered