PlantFiles: Variegated Cup of Gold Vine
Solandra maxima 'Variegata'

I have this vine on a house in Mexico. I wonder about the comment that all parts of the plant are poisonous. I have been told that the flowers used in making a tea are very good for a cough. Indeed have seen many people picking them and one of the newspapers posted a story and a recipe for cough relief. Various Solandra have been and still are used for their hallucinogenic properties; poisonous is is not.

I have had this vine for 2+ years now, I transplanted it the first year from a 1 gallon to a 3 gallon and then to a 5 gallon the root system is quite large and the vine it's self is very tidy at least in my area doesn't seem to get out of bounds . This year as we are getting our first good cold snap (below 40) as I am getting my first good round of flowers set... yes, I panicked and brought the plant in the house...looks huge in here. I can't wait for flowers so it is all worth it...yea!!!

I have had mine for years now and it doesnt seem to be the fast grower as advertised.Slow and lanky and very attractive to snails and slugs. It does have an unusual coloration for a vine.And i have seen large ones so they do get to be some size-just not anywhere near as large as the regular gold vine.