General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 30-40 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Yellow
Other: Golden Yellow
Bloom Size: 6"-12"
Flower Time: Winter
Other: Intermittently throughout the year
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Espalier
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Salt tolerant
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Fruit is poisonous
Other: All parts of plant are poisonous
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Chalice Vine
  • Cup of Gold Vine
  • Golden Chalice Vine
  • Hawaiian Lily
  • Yellow Chalice Vine

Photo Gallery
Location: Summeville, SC
Photo by Dutchlady1
Location: Summeville, SC
Cup of Gold Bloom
Location: Botanical garden of Crete
Date: 2022-06-01
Location: Summeville, SC
Solandra maxima bud
Location: Botanical garden of Crete
Date: 2022-06-01
Location: Botanical garden of Crete
Date: 2022-06-01
Location: Botanical garden of Crete
Date: 2022-06-01
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2016-01-13
At USF Botanical Gardens
Location: RHS Wisley, Surrey, UK.
Date: 2023-02-11
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: fall 2011
Location: Summeville, SC
Cup of Gold - Side view
Location: Old Town San Diego
Date: 2018-01-21
Location: Old Town San Diego
Date: 2018-01-21
Location: Old Town San Diego
Date: 2018-01-21

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: San Diego, California          
Date: 2015-01-12
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2016-01-13
At USF Botanical Gardens
Location: Southeast Florida
Date: October 2012
Location: Fallbrook, Ca.  Sunset Zone 23 Sub-Tropical SoCal
Date: 2012-03-18
Cold, windy, rainy day with most flowers closed and shivering...
Location: Fallbrook, California Sunset Zone 23 Sub-Tropical Southern California
Date: 2012-03-26
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: summer 2008
blooms are appr. 5 - 6 inches long
Location: Potohar, Punjab.
Date: 2012-12-31
Location: Southeast Florida
Date: October 2012
Location: Potohar. Punjab.
Date: 2012-12-31
Location: Potohar, Punjab.
Location: Southeast Florida
Date: October 2012
picture also shows two buds in the beginning stage
Location: Maui, Makawao.
Date: May 1, 2000
photo by Forest & Kim Starr
Location: San Diego, California           
Date: 2015-01-12
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2016-01-13
At USF Botanical Gardens
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: January 2013
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2016-01-13
At USF Botanical Gardens

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