280 — 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 Asteridae
► Order Asterales
► Family Asteraceae [= Compositae] - Aster family
► Genus Arctotis
Synonyms
(=) Arctotis grandis hort.
(=) Arctotis stoechadifolia auct.
Common names
African daisy (English)
Blue eyed African daisy (English)
Description
Medium-sized compositae flower with white ray florets and a centre of intense purplish blue disc florets; borne singly on long scapes. A perennial with white woolly leaves; usually grown as an annual.
Those who are essentially lazy will never find joy – they do not have the strength to be joyful! It is effort which gives joy. Effort makes the being vibrate at a certain degree of tension which makes it possible for you to feel the joy.
The Mother. Collected Works of the Mother.- Volume 4. - Questions And Answers (1950-51)