858 — Number of the plant
at the book: The Mother. The Spiritual Significance of Flowers.- 1-st Ed. / Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust, Pondicherry (India).- Singapore: Ho Printing, 2000.- ISBN 81-7058-609-7
Classification
► Division Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
► Class Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
► Subclass Rosidae
► Order Myrtales
► Family Myrtaceae - Myrtle family
► Family (Alt) Primulaceae - Primrose family
► Genus Cyclamen L. - Cyclamen
Synonyms
(=) Cyclamen europaeum L.
Common names
Alpine violet (English)
Cyclamen (English)
Hardy cyclamen (English)
Persian violet (English)
Sow bread (English)
Sowbread (English)
Cyclamen (French)
Cyclamen d'Europe (French)
Sommer-Alpenveilchen (German)
Wildes Alpenveilchen (German)
Description
Small to medium-sized very fragrant rose pink to magenta flower with a crimson basal spot and five petals that turn back and upwards from the base to resemble shooting stars; borne on scapes. A tuberous herb with cordate to reniform leaves.
Such a fragrance of pure serenity and noble grandeur, that all foolish illusions vanish or are transformed into a joyful acceptance of the marvellous truth that has been glimpsed.
The Mother. Collected Works of the Mother.- Volume 1.- Prayers And Meditations
