Wrightia tinctoria

Pala indigo plant, dyer's oleander

Message of the Flower

Religious Thought

The Mother’s Comment

Can only be utilised when it is freed from the influence of religions.

Spiritual Message by the Mother/ Quotes by Sri Aurobindo

Religion's real business is to prepare man's mind, life and bodily existence for the spiritual consciousness to take it up; it has to lead him to that point where the inner spiritual light begins fully to emerge. It is at this point that religion must learn to subordinate itself, not to insist on its outer characters, but give full scope to the inner spirit itself to develop its own truth and reality. In the meanwhile it has to take up as much of man's mentality, vitality, physicality as it can and give all his activities a turn towards the spiritual direction, the revelation of a spiritual meaning in them, the imprint of a spiritual refinement, the beginning of a spiritual character.

Sri Aurobindo, The Life Divine - II: The Evolution of the Spiritual Man

Colour

White

Family

Apocynaceae

Cultivars

Not specifically noted

Person who named the flower

Robert Brown

Flower Size

Small

Flower Texture

Waxy

Number of Petals

Five

Floral Symmetry

Radial

Fragrance of Flower

Fragrant

Leaf Texture

Smooth

Leaf Arrangement

Opposite

Leaf Color

Green

Structural Variation (Shrub or Tree)

Shrub or small tree

Life Cycle

Perennial

Blooming Period

Summer

Climate

Tropical and subtropical

Water Requirements

Moderate, requires well-drained soil

Soil Type

Prefers well-drained, fertile soil

Temperature Ranges

Warm climates, not frost-tolerant

Sun or Shade

Full sun to partial shade

Susceptibility to Insects and Diseases

Resistant but can be affected by scale insects and fungal diseases

Pollinators

Attracts bees and butterflies

Habitat

South and Southeast Asia, dry deciduous forests

Role in the Ecosystem

Provides habitat and food for various insects; used in reforestation projects

Ornamental

Used as an ornamental plant

Uses in Other Aspects of Life

Medicine and dyeing textiles

Endangered Status

Not endangered but considered vulnerable in some areas