Thunbergia fragrans

Angel Wings, White Lady, Whitelady, White Thunbergia, Sweet Clock-vine, White Clock-vine, ragrant Thunbergia

Message of the Flower

Purity in the Emotional Centre

The Mother’s Comment

Indispensable for progress.

Spiritual Message by the Mother/ Quotes by Sri Aurobindo

The insistence on purification of emotions does not mean that I condemn true feeling and emotion any more than the insistence on a purified mind or will means that I condemn thought and will. On the contrary, the deeper the emotion, the more intense the Bhakti, the greater is the force for realisation and transformation. It is oftenest through intensity of emotion that the psychic being awakes and there is an opening of the inner doors to the Divine.

Sri Aurobindo, Letters on Yoga - II: Bhakti, Devotion, Worship

Colour

White or a pale cream

Family

Acanthaceae

Cultivars

does not have a wide range of distinct cultivars

Person who named the flower

Carl Peter Thunberg

Flower Size

Up to 5 cm across

Flower Texture

Some hairs externally

Number of Petals

five

Floral Symmetry

Radial

Fragrance of Flower

Non-Fragrant

Leaf Texture

Leaves with simple hairs

Leaf Arrangement

Opposite

Leaf Color

Green

Structural Variation (Shrub or Tree)

Vine

Life Cycle

Perennial

Blooming Period

Year-round

Climate

tropical and subtropical climates

Water Requirements

Moderate Water

Soil Type

Fertile Loamy Soils

Temperature Ranges

prefers warm temperatures and should be protected from frost.

Sun or Shade

Full Sun to Semi-Shade

Susceptibility to Insects and Diseases

aphids and fungal diseases

Pollinators

Various insects, including bees

Habitat

Considered a serious weed in Australia and Hawaii, threatening native species

Role in the Ecosystem

Invasive in some regions

Ornamental

Yes

Uses in Other Aspects of Life

cultivated for its decorative flowers.

Endangered Status

Not Endangered