Cup of Gold Vine, Chalice Vine
Scientific Name: Solandra maxima (Sessé & Moc.) P.S. Green
Synonym: Solandra hartwegii, Solandra selerae
Family: Solanaceae ...
( Chalice vine )
Branching evergreen climber with elliptic leaves. Yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers with purple veins bloom in summer; purple ridges mark the insides of each flower. Grow on pergola or arch.
Chalice vine flowers start our yellow and turn to gold as they get old.
Description
Cup of gold, sometimes called chalice vine, is a heavy, thick stemmed tropical liana with large shiny leaves and large bell shaped golden yellow flowers.
Chalice vine - see Solandra
Chaste tree - see Vitex
Chelidonium majus (Greater celandine) - poisonous; skin & eye
irritant
Chenille plant - see Acalypha
Cherry laurel - see Prunus laurocerasus
Chincherinchee - see Ornithogalum ...
There are eight species of chalice vines, and they often are confused in the trade. Solandra maxima is the most common species in cultivation and vines offered as S. guttata and S. grandiflora may in fact be this one. The differences are subtle.
Solandra grandiflora is a species of Chalice Vine - Solandra, a vine with large ornamental flowers. It is native to the Americas.
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Golden Chalice Vine [English]: Solandra maxima
Golden Chamomile [English]: Anthemis tinctoria
Golden Chamomile [English]: Anthemis tinctoria tinctoria
Golden Chamomile [English]: Anthemis tinctoria parnassica ...
 See also: Vine, Solandra, May, Green, Gold
  
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