Lakshmana
Ipomoea muricata
Family: Convulvaceae
Perennial vine. Native to India. Rare morning-glory like
plant sporting unusual aerial rootlets, producing outrageous white, funnel-shaped
blossoms in the second year. According to Vedic myth and practice,
the plant is an aphrodisiac and mystical used in tantric lovemaking.
Salve rubbed into the forehead (third eye). Some scholars believe
that Lakshmana is the source of “Soma.” Cultivation.
Easy germinator. I planted them in the spring in raised hills on
the South side of our shadehouse and the vines tendriled up vigorously.
Heavy mulching is recommended for overwintering.
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