#Solandra maxima

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Solandra Maxima, cup of gold vine (the cup is gold, the vine is cup of gold, it's not a cup that contains gold vine), Golden Chalice (do not drink out of this), and Hawaiian lily, all stuffed into this single picture. Pretty amazing what compression algorithms can do these days.

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Autor: Olga Guedes

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Solandra maxima, Solanaceae

Within the resort where I was staying in, on the southern coast of Lanzarote, I found the winner of the category ‘showiest flower of the holiday’, and I was so happy it was a yellow one! Cup of gold is a stunning, vigorous liana native to  Mexico, Central America and northern South America, where it grows on well draining soils in sunny locations, scrambling over anything which might support the weight of its heavy, heavily branching, woody stems. I’ve seen only three plants in total, two of them were grown as round, free standing, 2.5m/~7ft tall shrubs, while the last was beginning to send a few stems creeping up a wall, but it can grow extensively to completely cover walls or porches in warm, frost free parts of the world. 

The flowers are large, trumpet-shaped and a warm, golden yellow, with five prominent maroon markings in correspondence with the main veins. They are reminiscent of those of two other large-flowered Solanaceae, the moonflower (Datura inoxia) and the angel trumpet (Brugmansia suaveolens), and all three species share the fact they’re highly toxic, with various effects, and are manipulated for this reason. Maybe I just didn’t notice more of these plants while walking around, but maybe it’s just not that common there, although its resistance to salty winds makes it an excellent candidate for ornamental planting in coastal areas. 

Bonus: two of the photos feature a white-banded digger bee (Amegilla quadrifasciata), a solitary, burrowing bee widespread from the Canary Islands through the Mediterranean and Southern and Central Europe to Central and East Asia. With its striking coloration I think I’d remember having seen it before in Italy, but I don’t think I had. Also, S. maxima is generally pollinated by nocturnal bats in its natural range, but bees are happy to oblige in their absence.         

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Tasse d'or, nom scientifique : Solandra maxima par Alain DID Via Flickr : Une fleur ensoleillée dans un jardin tropical de Guyane Française.

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Solandra maxima. Centro de Jardinería, Puerto del Rosario. Fuerteventura, March 2019.

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1 - 5 January 2020

I managed to pull together all the plants blooming in the garden on New Year’s Day, even though I didn’t work it this year. I went around on 31 December and again on 2 January. This year these taxa were flowering:

Abutilon × milleri

Acacia baileyana 'Purpurea'

Acanthus sennii

Achillea millefolium

Adlumia fungosa

Ageratina ligustrina

Ajuga reptans

Alonsoa incisifolia

Alonsoa warscewiczii

Alstroemeria aurea

Amicia zygomeris

Ammi majus

Anagyris foetida

Angelica archangelica

Anisodontea capensis

Antirrhinum majus

Arbutus canariensis

Arbutus unedo f. rubra

Argyranthemum pinnatifidum subsp. pinnatifidum

Asterotrichion discolor

Banksia integrifolia var. compar

Bergenia × schmidtii

Bergenia crassifolia

Bidens aurea

Blumenbachia insignis

Camellia sasanqua 'Hugh Evans'

Camellia sinensis

Carum carvi

Cestrum parqui

Cestrum psittacinum

Chamaemelum nobile

Chimonanthus praecox

Chimonanthus praecox Grandiflorus Group

Cistus creticus

Cneorum tricoccon

Cobaea scandens

Colletia hystrix 'Rosea'

Colletia paradoxa

Convolvulus cneorum

Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca 'Citrina'

Correa backhousiana

Cyanus segetum

Cytisus canariensis

Dahlia imperialis

Dahlia pteropoda

Delphinium × belladonna

Descurainia millefolia

Dichroa febrifuga

Diplotaxis tenuifolia

Drimys winteri

Echium hypertropicum

Eranthis hyemalis

Eriocephalus africanus

Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa

Eryngium pandanifolium 'Physic Purple'

Fabiana imbricata 'Violacea'

Fuchsia 'Hawkshead'

Fuchsia magellanica 'Thompsonii'

Fuchsia magellanica var. molinae

Fuchsia microphylla

Gaillardia aristata

Galanthus 'Art Nouveau'

Galanthus cilicicus

Galanthus elwesii

Galanthus elwesii 'Lode Star'

Galanthus elwesii 'Mrs Macnamara'

Galanthus elwesii 'Rose Lloyd'

Galanthus elwesii 'Snowfox'

Galanthus elwesii var. monostictus Hiemalis Group

Galanthus 'Farringdon Double'

Galanthus 'Lady Beatrix Stanley'

Galanthus 'Lyn'

Galanthus plicatus 'Florence Baker'

Galanthus plicatus 'Warham'

Geum rivale

Glebionis coronaria

Globularia sarcophylla

Hebe breviracemosa

Hebe 'Majorie Joan'

Hebe salicifolia

Helleborus × hybridus

Helleborus argutifolius

Helleborus foetidus

Helleborus niger

Helleborus purpurascens

Hydrangea 'Ayesha'

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Sir Joseph Banks'

Hypericum lancasteri

Hypericum pseudohenryi

Iberis amara

Iberis sempervirens

Iris unguicularis 'Walter Butt'

Jasminum mesnyi

Jasminum nudiflorum

Lamium album

Lavandula × terophylla

Lavandula dentata var. dentata (grey-leaved form)

Leucojum vernum var. vagneri

Lithodora zahnii

Lobelia tupa

Lonicera standishii

Mahonia japonica

Mahonia napaulensis

Malva sylvestris var. mauritania

Medicago arborea

Narcissus 'Mary Poppins'

Nicotiana mutabilis

Nigella sativa

Oenanthe pimpinelloides

Ononis hispida subsp. arborescens

Osmanthus decorus

Oxalis articulata

Pandorea jasminoides

Persicaria amplexicaulis

Petasites fragrans

Petrorhagia nanteuilii

Phacelia tanacetifolia

Physalis peruviana

Potentilla alba

Primula × pruhonicensis

Prunus × subhirtella 'Autumnalis Rosea'

Rosa × odorata 'Bengal Crimson'

Rosa chinensis 'Veridiflora'

Rosa 'Mortimer Sackler'

Rosmarinus officinalis

Rosmarinus officinalis 'Jekka's Blue'

Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus'

Rubus fruticosus 'Fantasia'

Ruta graveolens

Salvia 'Amistad'

Salvia atrocyanea

Salvia confertiflora

Salvia corrugata

Salvia elegans 'Honey Melon'

Salvia gesneriiflora

Salvia guaranitica ‘Black and Bloom’

Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue'

Salvia haenkei 'Prawn Chorus'

Salvia involucrata

Salvia leucantha

Salvia 'Phyllis' Fancy'

Salvia stachydifolia

Santolina magonica

Sarcococca confusa

Sarcococca hookeriana var. hookeriana

Sarcococca ruscifolia var. ruscifolia

Scabiosa minoana subsp. minoana

Scrophularia lucida

Senna corymbosa

Silene bourgaei

Silene vulgaris subsp. suffrutescens

Sinapidendron angustifolium

Solanum luteum

Tagetes lemmonii

Tanacetum parthenium

Tricyrtis lasiocarpa

Tulbaghia acutiloba

Tulbaghia violacea

Viburnum tinus 'Eve Price'

Vinca difformis

Vinca major

Westringia fruticosa

Thursday, I collected my three weeks of antibiotics and I was amazed how quickly they started working. I’m still not hungry and it’s a bit painful to eat; however, there are definite signs that all is improving. Hopefully I’ve also lost a few of those kilos I wanted to loose.

Most of the team was back at work Friday and of course we finished at 13.00. I met Susie and Luis for lunch in Duke of York Square. Then I headed home for a few hours before heading back into town to 606 Club to list to Kat Eaton. I always enjoy my evenings at 606 with Maarten, Mark, Mike and Mike.

I worked this weekend and started auditing our seed bank material.

Thankfully the antibiotics are kicking in and I’m starting to feel alive again. I was hungry for the first time in over three weeks today.

I’ve been very good about studying French for an hour to an hour and a half every day...I hope I can keep that going. I also have time to do some non-book club reading so I’m going to read Lawrence in Arabia by Scott Anderson. It’s been a while since I’ve read a good book about adventures in that part of the world. I like to read Wilfred Thesinger, and I have his book The Marsh Arabs in my to read pile.

Plant of the week

Solanaceae Solandra maxima (Moc. & Sessé ex Dunal) P.S.Green

common name(s) - chalice vine, golden chalice vine, cup of gold vine; Spanish: capa de oro synonym(s) - Datura maxima Moc. & Sessé ex Dunal; Datura maxima Sessé & Moc. [Illegitimate]; Solandra hartwegii C.F. Ball; Solandra nitida Zuccagni; Solandra selerae Dammer ex Loes. conservation rating - none native to - Central America to Colombia location - glasshouse four, accession 2016-0362 leaves - leathery green, elliptical to 150mm flowers - fragrant at night (which attracts pollinating bats), bell-shaped, yellow to orange with purple stripes in the middle of every petal, there are five petals, to 200mm long; fruits, rarely seen in cultivation, are round berries, about 35mm in diameter habit - perennial evergreen shrubby climber, liana, to 200m long habitat - dry-to-moist forests in open areas from 1,300m to 2,600m in altitude pests - no information found disease - generally disease-free hardiness - to 1ºC (H3) soil - humus rich soils with a good layer of mulch to help retain moisture sun - full sun propagation - stem cuttings in summer, rooted with bottom heat pruning - responds well to hard pruning which should be done in early winter nomenclature - Solanaceae - solanum - comforter, an ancient Latin name in Pliny; Solandra - to honour 18th century Swedish botanist, Daniel Carlsson Solander FRS (1736-82) who was one of Linnaeus' favourite students and best friend of Sir Joseph Banks and in 1768 Solander embarked with Banks on Captain James Cook's travels around the world on the HMS Endeavour.; maxima - largest, greatest, superlative of magnus NB - extract from this species is said to be used for its hallucinogenic effects in ceremonies of the Huichol people from Mexico. It apparently pre-dates the similar use of peyote cactus in ceremonies

References, bibliography:

Eden Project [online] https://www.edenproject.com/learn/for-everyone/plant-profiles/golden-chalice-vine [4 Jan 20]

GardensOnline [online] https://www.gardensonline.com.au/GardenShed/PlantFinder/Show_1591.aspx [4 Jan 20]

Gledhill, David, (2008) “The Names of Plants”, fourth edition; Cambridge University Press; ISBN: 978-0-52168-553-5

Grow Plants [online] https://www.growplants.org/growing/solandra-maxima [4 Jan 20]

IUCN [online] http://www.iucnredlist.org/search [4 Jan 20]

Plant List, The [online] http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2579596 [4 Jan 20]

Plants of the World [online] http://plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:818078-1 [4 Jan 20]

San Marcos Growers [online] https://www.smgrowers.com/products/plants/plantdisplay.asp?plant_id=1508 [2 Jan 20]

Tropicals [online] https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/SOLANDRA_MAXIMA.htm [4 Jan 20]

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Flowers for Algernon

As I see the news, snow in Paris and the North-East, and read your posts, oh my friends in the North, I thought I would share a few flowers with you guys before Algernon eats them.  Have faith. Spring will come. Above: Alcatraces. Zantedeschia Aethiopica. (Sounds very impressive) Jacaranda. February-March are normally glorious months for jacarandas here, but January and February were too cold for…

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Nome: Solandra

Nome científico: Solandra maxima

Família:  Solanaceae

Tipo de planta: Trepadeira

Origem: México

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Solandra maxima o grandiflora. Psicotrópica, shamanica, poderosa!!! https://www.instagram.com/p/BxoJKfdJONU/?igshid=15p6bo6x7d7w4

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Cup of gold vine, a species of Chalice

vines

Also known as:

• Golden chalice vine

• Hawaiian lily

Botanical name: Solandra maxima

A hardy, heavy vine, the cup of gold vine needs a sturdy structure to grow on and show off its 6 inches yellow blooms. These flowers have a fragrance similar to the sweet scent of bananas. This vine can grow up to 50 feet long or it can be pruned into more of a shrub shape.

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Reverse Google search was stumped but regular Google search on "giant yellow flower Hawaii" nailed it. At 8 inches across, meet Solandra maxima, which is now my drag name. Cup of gold vine, golden chalice vine, and as of now Giant Yellow Flower Hawaii. The picture is cut off because it was a foot above my head. https://www.instagram.com/p/COWxAmkLTnu/?igshid=1x98u6oi0yu9h

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Solandra-amarela (Solandra maxima)

Nome Científico: Solandra maxima Nomes Populares: Solandra-amarela, Cálice-amarelo Família: Solanaceae Categoria: Arbustos, Arbustos Tropicais, Trepadeiras Origem: América Central, América do Norte, América do Sul, México Clima: Equatorial, Mediterrâneo, Oceânico, Subtropical, Tropical Altura: 9 a 12 metros Luminosidade: Meia Sombra, Sol Pleno Ciclo de Vida: Perene

Sobre a Solandra-amarela ou Cálice-amarelo

A Solandra-amarela é um arbusto trepador perene conhecido como Trompetista gigante devido à sua envergadura e pela aparência original e tamanho considerável das suas flores. São nativas da América tropical, onde crescem em florestas frondosa , geralmente apoiadas em árvores que cresçam á beira dos cursos de água. Deve ser cultivada sob sol pleno, em solo fértil, drenável, enriquecido com matéria orgânica e irrigado regularmente. Tolera um pouco de meia sombra, mas isso pode acarretar redução no florescimento. Plante em local protegido de ventos fortes, que ocasionam queimaduras nas folhas.

Coloque-o num local a pleno sol ou sombra parcial e evite os encharcamentos: regue mais frequentemente no verão e diminua a frequência no inverno, já que pode suportar alguma seca e o excesso de rega pode favorecer um maior crescimento vegetativo em detrimento das flores. O mesmo pode acontecer se o fertilizar em excesso, pelo que preste especial atenção a esta tarefa durante o período de floração e não aplique mais do que o necessário. A Solandra-amarela é uma planta de clima ameno, de modo que não suporta o frio intenso. Pode tolerar temperaturas de -3ºC, desde que não se prolonguem por muito tempo e que não se repita muitas vezes. Se quiser controlar o desenvolvimento ou criar novos ramos para gerar mais sombra, pode podar em qualquer época do ano.

A Solandra Maxima, planta trepadeira, com flores amarelas que dão belos pormenores na folhagem lustrosa. Cresce rápido e é fácil de reproduzir por estaca. Não obstante a floração exuberante, a solandra-amarela também apresenta uma folhagem bastante decorativa e densa. Ela gosta de muito espaço e pode ser utilizada para coroar muros, em cercas, pórticos, treliças, entre outras estruturas, desde que sejam robustas e reforçadas, pois trata-se de uma trepadeira lenhosa e frondosa, que pode alcançar um porte grande. https://youtu.be/dBxSy_0J8Ls Assim, se decidir cultivar esta trepadora, descobrirá o magnífico encanto da combinação do seu tamanho, das suas curiosas e enormes flores amarelas com o seu agradável perfume nocturno. As flores costumam ser mais perfumadas à noite, com um aroma que lembra banana madura a coco, e atrai morcegos, os seus polinizadores. Raramente frutifica em cultivo, produzindo frutos do tipo baga, redondos, carnosos e não comestíveis. Mais info: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solandra Read the full article

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Solandra maxima, also known as Cup of gold vine has a flower with a sweet coconut and vanilla fragrance and is an entheogenic plant with magical powers known by Mexican shamans, it is also used as an aphrodisiac and love potion. . . . . . #XT10 #hexanon50mmf14 #XPhotographer #esfujifilmx #fujistas #fujiadictos #fujixseries #fujixclub #fujilovers #zonephotographer #fotonline_es #bestvintagelens #batpixs_nature #nature_curves_ #goandcapturethelight #raw_depthoffield #dof_brilliance #dofnature #artful_shotz #paixoesporflores #bokeh_addicts #intothebokeh #bokeh_artistic #macronature #macroandflora #flowersandmacro #lensloves_nature #nb_nature_brilliance #naturephotography #costatropicaldegranada (en Castell De Ferro, Andalucia, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8VSKNjoFc0/?igshid=19ssjl0eib9gm