Ipomoea hederifolia

Scarlet Morning Glory, Ivy-leaved Morning Glory

Message of the Flower

Opening of the Physical to the Divine Love

The Mother’s Comment

The surest way to find happiness.

Spiritual Message by the Mother/ Quotes by Sri Aurobindo

When I speak of the physical consciousness, I mean the physical mind and the physical vital as well as the body consciousness proper.

Sri Aurobindo, Letters on Yoga - I: The Physical Consciousness

In my view the body as well as the mind and life has to be spiritualised or, one may say, divinised so as to be a fit instrument and receptacle for the realisation and manifestation of the Divine. It has its part in the divine Lila, even, according to the Vaishnava sadhana, in the joy and beauty of Divine Love. That does not mean that the body has to be valued for its own separate sake or that the creation of a divine body in a future evolution of the whole being has to be contemplated as an end and not a means—that would be a serious error which would not be admissible. In any case, my speculations about an extreme form of divinisation are something in a far distance and are no part of the preoccupations of the spiritual life in the near future.

Sri Aurobindo, Letters on Himself and the Ashram: Spiritual Force and the Body

Colour

Orange red

Family

Convolvulaceae

Person who named the flower

Linnaeus

Flower Size

1-2 inches in diameter

Flower Texture

Smooth

Number of Petals

5, fused into a funnel shape

Floral Symmetry

Bilateral

Fragrance of Flower

Mildly fragrant

Leaf Texture

Smooth, somewhat hairy

Leaf Arrangement

Alternate

Leaf Color

Green, sometimes with purplish hues

Structural Variation (Shrub or Tree)

Vine

Life Cycle

Annual

Blooming Period

Summer to early fall

Climate

Warm, tropical to subtropical

Water Requirements

Moderate, does not tolerate overwatering

Soil Type

Well-drained, tolerates poor soils

Temperature Ranges

Not frost tolerant

Sun or Shade

Full sun to light shade

Susceptibility to Insects and Diseases

Spider mites, fungal diseases in humid conditions

Pollinators

Bees, butterflies, hummingbirds

Habitat

Disturbed areas, roadsides, edges of woods

Role in the Ecosystem

Nectar for pollinators, covers bare ground

Quotations

Not commonly quoted

Ornamental

Vivid flowers, quick coverage

Uses in Other Aspects of Life

Mainly ornamental

Endangered Status

Not endangered