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Large Yellow bells on woody shrub?
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 2:47 pm
by Hulland
I seem to have no luck whatsoever, at any time, being able to identify flowers by colour-perhaps I am simply mentally retarded ( mentally " challenged" ?) .As an example I am VERY familiar with the large woody shrub, with(6inches) yellow bells all over Malta --usually used as boundary plants. A friend asked me the name--can I find it within the forum? NOOO I looked through all the yellow, light yellow and orage flower lists - nothing.
Can anyone identify it for me please?
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 2:53 pm
by Hulland
Sorry - forgot to attach the pic !
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 5:51 pm
by Sigra
Solandra maxima,
also known as Cup of Gold Vine, Golden Chalice Vine, or Hawaiian Lily
sigra
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 6:04 pm
by Hulland
Thanks Sigra--I saw an IDENTICAL bush today-the same in every way---except the flowers were very bright red ! I assume it is the same plant anyway? Always been yellow before !( In the ruined building on the way to Mgarr)
I really feel stupid because I can't find plants on the site because I don't have the first idea of any Latin names.If they are not there under the colour, then I am stuck !
Thanks again.
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 10:48 pm
by Sigra
To me these two plants don’t look identical; I rather think the second one could be a Campsis radicans, not sure.
sigra
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 7:29 am
by MWP admin
Its not listed (yet?) because it a purely ornamental tree, though I have seen it naturalised once, so I may include Solandra maxima on the website.
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 11:48 pm
by RB
Hulland wrote:Thanks Sigra--I saw an IDENTICAL bush today-the same in every way---except the flowers were very bright red ! I assume it is the same plant anyway? Always been yellow before !( In the ruined building on the way to Mgarr)
I really feel stupid because I can't find plants on the site because I don't have the first idea of any Latin names.If they are not there under the colour, then I am stuck !
Thanks again.
As Sigra said - these are far from identical, I'm sure you must have sourced the Solandra pic, the Solandra has flowers around 6" + across whereas the Campsis has flowers that don't top 2". The latter comes in red (common) and yellow (far less common).