189 — 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 Liliaceae - Lily family
Synonyms
Common names
Tulip (English)
Tulips (English)
Tulipe (French)
Тюльпан (Russian)
Description
Medium to large showy erect cup-shaped flower with six overlapping petals, in all colours; borne singly on sturdy stems. A spring-flowering bulb.
Do flowers love? - This is their form of love, this blossoming.
The Mother. Collected Works of the Mother.- Volume 5. - Questions And Answers (1953)