Merremia quinquefolia

Five-leaf Morning Glory

Message of the Flower

Detailed Gratitude

The Mother’s Comment

The gratitude that awakens in us all the details of the Divine Grace.

Spiritual Message by the Mother/ Quotes by Sri Aurobindo

There is nothing which gives you a joy equal to that of gratitude. One hears a bird sing, sees a lovely flower, looks at a little child, observes an act of generosity, reads a beautiful sentence, looks at the setting sun, no matter what, suddenly this comes upon you, this kind of emotion—indeed so deep, so intense—that the world manifests the Divine, that there is something behind the world which is the Divine.

The Mother, Questions and Answers 1956: 25 January 1956

And yet, of all movements, the one that gives perhaps the most joy—an unalloyed joy, untainted by that egoism—is spontaneous gratitude.

It is something very special. It isn't love, it isn't self-offering… It's a very FULL joy. Very full.

It is a very special vibration unlike anything other than itself. It is something that widens you, that fills you—that is so fervent!

It is certainly, of all the movements within the reach of human consciousness, the one that draws you the most out of your ego…

When you can enter that vibration in its purity, you realize immediately that it has the same quality as the vibration of Love: it is directionless…

Ultimately, gratitude is only a very slightly colored hue of the essential Vibration of Love.

The Mother, Mother's Agenda: December 21, 1963

Colour

White

Family

Convolvulaceae

Person who named the flower

Carl Linnaeus

Flower Size

1-2 inches across

Flower Texture

Soft and smooth

Number of Petals

One petal lobed to appear like five

Floral Symmetry

Radial

Fragrance of Flower

Lightly fragrant

Leaf Texture

Slightly hairy, rough

Leaf Arrangement

Alternate

Leaf Color

Green

Structural Variation (Shrub or Tree)

Vine

Life Cycle

Perennial

Blooming Period

Summer

Climate

Tropical and subtropical

Water Requirements

Moderate

Soil Type

Well-drained, fertile

Temperature Ranges

Prefers warm, not frost-tolerant

Sun or Shade

Full sun to partial shade

Susceptibility to Insects and Diseases

Aphids, spider mites, fungal diseases

Pollinators

Bees, butterflies, and other insects

Habitat

Open fields, roadsides, disturbed areas

Role in the Ecosystem

Cover and nectar for insects, soil stabilization

Quotations

Not specifically quoted

Ornamental

Attractive flowers

Uses in Other Aspects of Life

Ornamental, medicinal

Endangered Status

Not endangered