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Wallflower – English

Erysimum cheiri

Optimism

Waltzing ladies – English

Hibiscus schizopetalus

Flame

Wan fai mai – Thai

Aloe vera

Dreams

Wan hang chora khe – Thai

Aloe vera

Dreams

Wan phak pang – Thai

Talinum paniculatum

Vital fantasy

Wandering Jew – English

Tradescantia pallida

The vital governed by the Presence

Wandering Jew purple heart – English

Tradescantia pallida

The vital governed by the Presence

Wandering-Jew – English

Tradescantia zebrina

Quiet strength in the vital

Wanzendill – German

Coriandrum sativum

Delicacy

Wanzenkümmel (seeds) – German

Coriandrum sativum

Delicacy

Wasabi no ki – Japanese

Moringa oleifera

Hygienic organisation

Wasserhyazinthe – German

Eichhornia crassipes

Krishna’s play in the vital

Water apple – English

Syzygium jambos

Mastery

Water lily – English

Nymphaea

Emotional wealth

Generous wealth

Integral wealth of Mahalakshmi

Supramentalised wealth

Wealth

Wealth in the Mind of Light

Wealth in the most material vital

Wealth under the psychic influence

Nymphaea rubra

Wealth in the vital

Water nightshade – English

Solanum torvum

Fearlessness

Water orchid – English

Eichhornia crassipes

Krishna’s play in the vital

Waterhiasint – Afrikaans

Eichhornia crassipes

Krishna’s play in the vital

Water-hyacinth – English

Eichhornia crassipes

Krishna’s play in the vital

Waterkanon – English

Ruellia tuberosa

Krishna’s light in the vital

Watrakanu – English

Ruellia tuberosa

Krishna’s light in the vital

Wattle, scented – English

Acacia farnesiana

Supramental knowledge

Wattle, sweet – English

Acacia farnesiana

Supramental knowledge

Wax apple – English

Syzygium jambos

Mastery

Wax mallow – English

Malvaviscus arboreus

Divine help

Divine solicitude

Divine solicitude rightly understood

Waxflower – English

Hoya carnosa

Power of collective aspiration

Waxplant – English

Hoya carnosa

Power of collective aspiration

Waykaran – India (Hindi)

Delonix elata

Mental fantasy

Wei sui xian – Chinese

Amaranthus caudatus

Fearlessness in action

Illumined strength in the vital

Weiße Narzisse – German

Narcissus poeticus

Beauty aspiring for the supramental realisation

Weiße Windblume – German

Zephyranthes candida

Integral prayer

West coast creeper – English

Telosma cordata

Vital plenitude

West Indian aloe – English

Aloe vera

Dreams

West Indian ben – English

Moringa oleifera

Hygienic organisation

West Indian creeper – English

Wedelia

Detailed perseverance

West Indian jasmine – English

Plumeria obtusa

Integral psychological perfection

Perfect psychological perfection

Plumeria rubra

Psychological perfection

Psychological perfection in Matter

Psychological perfection on the way to fulfilment

West Indian lemon grass – English

Cymbopogon citratus

Help

West Indian mountain rose – English

Brownea coccinea

Divine Love governing the world

West Indian pomelo – English

Citrus maxima

Continence

West Indian-cherry – English

Malpighia glabra

Sensitivity

West Indian-holly – English

Turnera ulmifolia

Awakening in the mind

Awakening of the physical mind

West Indian-pea – English

Sesbania grandiflora

Beginning of realisation

Western honey mesquite – English

Prosopis glandulosa

Logic in thoughts

Westindische Kirsche – German

Malpighia glabra

Sensitivity

Westindisches Blumenrohr – German

Canna indica

Friendship with the Divine

Progressive friendship with the Divine

Supramental friendship with the Divine

Wetakolu – Sinhalese

Luffa acutangula

Kind mind

White angel’s-trumpet – English

Datura suaveolens

Perfect tapasya

Vital tapasya

White Asiatic lotus – English

Nelumbo nucifera

Aditi — The Divine Consciousness

The Avatar

White babool – English

Leucaena leucocephala

Knowledge

White bauhinia – English

Bauhinia acuminata

Purified gold

White cedar – English

Melia azedarach

Distinction of the vital

White chocolate jasmine – English

Cestrum diurnum

Light

White daisy – English

Leucanthemum vulgare

Spontaneous aspiration of Nature towards the Divine

White day glory – English

Operculina turpethum

Call of the Divine Grace

Integral gratitude

White flowered foxglove – English

Digitalis

Regularity

White fuzzweed – English

Vittadinia cuneata

Integral simplicity

White gul mohur – English

Delonix elata

Mental fantasy

White horse flower – English

Portlandia grandiflora

Joy of integral faithfulness

Peace of integral faithfulness

White ixora – English

Ixora thwaitesii

Peace in the cells

White jungleflame – English

Ixora thwaitesii

Peace in the cells

White leadtree – English

Leucaena leucocephala

Knowledge

White leadwort – English

Plumbago zeylanica

First appearance of purity in the Inconscient

White lily – English

Lilium candidum

Purity arising from perfect consecration

White orchid tree – English

Bauhinia acuminata

Purified gold

White popinac – English

Leucaena leucocephala

Knowledge

White powder puff – English

Zapoteca portoricensis

Striving towards integral wisdom

White rain-lily – English

Zephyranthes candida

Integral prayer

White silk-cotton tree – English

Ceiba pentandra

Material enterprises

White stickpea – English

Zapoteca portoricensis

Striving towards integral wisdom

White tamarind – English

Leucaena leucocephala

Knowledge

White tassel flower – English

Zapoteca portoricensis

Striving towards integral wisdom

White thunbergia – English

Thunbergia fragrans

Purity in the emotional centre

White turmeric – English

Curcuma zedoaria

Peace

White water-lilies – English

Nymphaea

Emotional wealth

Generous wealth

Integral wealth of Mahalakshmi

Supramentalised wealth

Wealth

Wealth in the Mind of Light

Wealth in the most material vital

Wealth under the psychic influence

White wing – English

Pentas lanceolata

Emotional movement opening to the Light (early name)

Light in the vital movements

Mental goodwill

Movements in the Light

Psychic light in the material movements

Psychic light in the physical movements

White-barked acacia – English

Acacia leucophloea

Knowledge of details

White-flower gourd – English

Lagenaria siceraria

Emotional abundance

White-lady – English

Thunbergia fragrans

Purity in the emotional centre

White-rhubarb – English

Jatropha podagrica

First response of the Subconscient to the supramental action

Whiteweed – English

Leucanthemum vulgare

Spontaneous aspiration of Nature towards the Divine

Whorled plantain – English

Plumbago indica

Organisation of the being around the psychic

Widow’s tears – English

Achimenes grandiflora

Silence in the vital

Commelina

Charity

First conscious reception of the Light in Nature

Wilayati-mehandi – India (Hindi)

Dodonaea viscosa

Psychic awakening in Matter

Wild balsam-apple – English

Momordica charantia

Gentle mind (early name)

Sweetness

Wild basil – English

Ocimum americanum

Conquering fervour

Wild brier – English

Rosa canina

Psychic soaring of Nature

Wild canna – English

Canna indica

Friendship with the Divine

Progressive friendship with the Divine

Supramental friendship with the Divine

Wild carnation – English

Dianthus caryophyllus

Collaboration

Wild crapemyrtle – English

Malpighia glabra

Sensitivity

Wild ginger – English

Costus speciosus

Integral revelation

Revelation

Wild guava – English

Careya arborea

Liberation

Wild ipecacuanha – English

Asclepias curassavica

Response of the mind to the Supramental Light

Response of the physical mind to the Supramental Light

Wild iris – English

Dietes iridioides

Aristocracy of beauty

Wild jasmine – English

Clerodendrum inerme

Perfect planning of work

Wild leadwort – English

Plumbago zeylanica

First appearance of purity in the Inconscient

Wild lime coleus – English

Solenostemon scutellarioides

Spiritual awakening of the vital

Strength in the vital

Wild mimosa – English

Leucaena leucocephala

Knowledge

Wild okra – English

Abelmoschus esculentus

Mentalised power

Wild passion flower – English

Passiflora vitifolia

Power aspiring to become an instrument for the divine work

Wild petunia – English

Ruellia ciliosa

Krishna’s light in the physical mind

Wild plantain – English

Heliconia

Bird of paradise

Wild plumbago – English

Plumbago zeylanica

First appearance of purity in the Inconscient

Wild poinsettia – English

Euphorbia cyathophora

Opening of the vital to the Divine Love

Vital activated by the Divine’s Love (early name)

Wild rose – English

Rosa canina

Psychic soaring of Nature

Wild sage – English

Gmelina philippensis

Mental voice

Wild sunflower – English

Helianthus annuus

The body-consciousness undergoing the supramental transformation

Wild tamarind – English

Leucaena leucocephala

Knowledge

Wild water-lemon – English

Passiflora foetida

Integral silence

Wildes Alpenveilchen – German

Cyclamen purpurascens

Scented marvel

Wildes Basilikum – German

Ocimum americanum

Conquering fervour

Willowleaf angelon – English

Angelonia salicariifolia

Integral renunciation of vital desires

Renunciation of emotional desires

Renunciation of vital desires

Willowleaf angelonia – English

Angelonia salicariifolia

Integral renunciation of vital desires

Renunciation of emotional desires

Renunciation of vital desires

Windflower – English

Anemone coronaria

Fragile elegance

Zephyranthes

Integral prayer

Mental prayer

Prayer

Psychic prayer

Vital prayer

Wine grape – English

Vitis vinifera

Divine Ananda

Winged-leaved clitoria – English

Clitoria ternatea

Devotional movement in Radha’s consciousness (early name)

Integral Radha’s consciousness (early name)

Krishna’s light in the senses

Purified senses

Radha’s consciousness in the vital

Radha’s consciousness

Winter blue – English

Eranthemum pulchellum

Aspiration for silence in the mind

Aspiration for silence in the physical mind

Winter pumpkin – English

Cucurbita maxima

Abundance

Winter rose – English

Euphorbia pulcherrima

Opening of the vital to the Divine Love

Vital activated by the Divine’s Love (early name)

Winter squash – English

Cucurbita maxima

Abundance

Winter-cherry – English

Physalis alkekengi

Sun-drop

Winter-daffodil – English

Sternbergia lutea

Supramental invocation

Winterharte Passionsblume – German

Passiflora incarnata

Silence

Wishbone flower – English

Torenia fournieri var. aba

Krishna’s integral play

Wishbone-flower – English

Torenia fournieri

Krishna’s play

Krishna’s play in Matter

Witgemmerlelie – Afrikaans

Hedychium

Sachchidananda

Wolder Mohn – German

Papaver rhoeas

Restfulness (early name)

Spontaneous joy of nature

Wollbaum – German

Ceiba pentandra

Material enterprises

Woman’s tongue tree – English

Albizia lebbeck

Integral wisdom

Wood apple – English

Aegle marmelos

Devotional attitude

Wood forget-me-not – English

Myosotis sylvatica

Lasting remembrance

Wood rose – English

Merremia tuberosa

Mental gratitude

Wood vine – English

Chonemorpha fragrans

Perfect radiating psychology

Wooden rose – English

Operculina turpethum

Call of the Divine Grace

Integral gratitude

Woodland clarkia – English

Clarkia unguiculata

Glad remembrance

Wood-sorrels – English

Oxalis

Candid simplicity in the vital

Woolflower – English

Celosia argentea

Abundant expression

Aspiration for immortality

Attempt towards immortality

Joyful expression

Physical aspiration for immortality

Vital aspiration for immortality

Wu lian zi – Chinese

Averrhoa carambola

Organised team-work

Wu lo gwa – Chinese

Lagenaria siceraria

Emotional abundance

Wu ning – Singapore

Morinda citrifolia

Peace in the sex centre

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