Yellow vine flower

[John in Andalucia]

This flowering vine that my mother bought recently, had no label on it. Any ideas as to what it might be?

[popper1]

Chalice vine, Solandra grandiflora.

[Kim]

Agree, Solandra grandiflora. It will get heavy, give it some serious support. I've seen this vine trained to grow along the porch eaves of a tudor-style house, it was spectacular in that setting. Very arts and crafts-era look to the flowers.

[John in Andalucia]

Thank you, David and Kim!

[epicure3]

I believe that it is actually Solandra Maxima, unless it changed names that I don't know about....

[John in Andalucia]

  epicure3 said:

I believe that it is actually Solandra Maxima, unless it changed names that I don't know about....

I looked Solandra Maxima up, and it is said to be the most commonly cultivated. It certainly looks like the one we have - thanks for your input.

[peachy]

  John in Andalucia said:

This flowering vine that my mother bought recently, had no label on it. Any ideas as to what it might be?

Hi John,

Your plant is a yellow Allamanda. They are a shrubby climber and can get very large if not keept under control They like full sun and hot condition but can survive a bit of frost. Feed and water them well and they reward you with displays of those lovely big yellow flowers. They come in a few other colours too. Good Luck with it.

Peachy

[kahili]

Peachy-at first glance I thought it was a allamanda too, before I enlarged the picture and saw the reddish streaks on the bloom and how elongated the trumpet part of the bloom was. It is a solandra.

[Tropical T-Bone]

Solandra gets my vote. It should be very fragrant after nightfall. Also, you can see the unopened bud one moment, turn your back for a second, and when you look again, it will be open. They are really pretty neat.

Rob K.

[John in Andalucia]

  Tropical T-Bone said:

Solandra gets my vote. It should be very fragrant after nightfall. Also, you can see the unopened bud one moment, turn your back for a second, and when you look again, it will be open. They are really pretty neat.

Rob K.

That is true, one minute we were looking at a green pod, and the following day, this big, yellow trumpet! They don't last very long. It seems so fleeting, compared to other flowers.

[Morabeza]

It is definitely a Solandra species, member of the Solanaceae, not Allamanda which is a member of the Apocynaceae.