In India, the passion flower is known as Krishnakamala because of its relation to the epic Mahabharata. The 100 peripheral petals represent the 100 Kauravas, while the 5 sepals in between stand for the Pandavas. The sensitive, but firm green bulb on top is Draupadi, or Krishna. 🌱 🌴 🪴 - ThreadSky

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benjalord.bsky.social • 66 days ago

In India, the passion flower is known as Krishnakamala because of its relation to the epic Mahabharata. The 100 peripheral petals represent the 100 Kauravas, while the 5 sepals in between stand for the Pandavas. The sensitive, but firm green bulb on top is Draupadi, or Krishna. 🌱 🌴 🪴

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l-who.bsky.social•66 days ago

L-who energy worker
What beauty....nature the intelligent creator.

em1308.bsky.social•66 days ago

Awesome

ioneblue.bsky.social•65 days ago

so beautiful. and thanks for explaining its meaning and relation to the story. i love learning about it.

serena-spencer-esq.bsky.social•65 days ago

Interesting!

mamacita2021.bsky.social•65 days ago

I’ve been trying to grow them for a couple of years, but something keeps eating the leaves on the vine…
There’s caterpillars that love that plant, I can’t get 1 flower, because they eat every leaf, then the caterpillars turn into butterflies…

benjalord.bsky.social•65 days ago

They grow like weeds in disturbed land here, invasive almost. But I live in a tropical climate so that is a determining factor.

mamacita2021.bsky.social•64 days ago

I suppose I’ll keep growing them, since they are perennials, I may never see a flower, BUT I get alot of butterflies…lol