183 — 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 Liliopsida - Monocotyledons
► Subclass Liliidae
► Order Liliales
► Family Iridaceae - Iris family
► Subfamily Ixioideae
► Tribe Ixieae
► Genus Gladiolus
Synonyms
Gladiolus Xhortulanus
Common names
Garden gladiolus (English)
Gladiolus (English)
Hybrid gladiolus (English)
Glaïeul (French)
Гладиолус (Russian)
Description
Tall elegant compact one-sided spike of graceful small to medium-sized flowers with six flared petals that are often ruffled and frilled; in white and shades of yellow, red, pink, lavender and purple, variously blotched and striped; a bulbous plant with sword-shaped leaves.
Receptivity - the power to receive the Divine Force and to feel its presence and the presence of the Mother in it and allow it to work, guiding one's sight and will and action.
Sri Aurobindo. Sri Aurobindo Birth Centenary Library in 30 Volumes. - Volume 23. - Letters on Yoga.-P.2-3
