solandra maxima

Solandra maxima flower

La solandra maxima It is an ideal climbing shrub to cover pergolas, walls or walls. It is a very vigorous plant, reaching over 8 meters in height, and with which you can enjoy a lot throughout the year if you have it under control 🙂.

It produces large, very showy flowers, in the shape of a trumpet, so that it will not be difficult for us to have an especially beautiful place with it. Find out what their cares are.

Origin and characteristics

Our protagonist is a climber from Mexico and Venezuela whose scientific name is solandra maxima. It is popularly known as giant trumpeter, solandra, gold cup, trumpet plant. It can reach ten meters in height if it is supported, and its stems sprout elliptical and oval dark green leaves. The flowers, which normally sprout in winter but can appear in spring, are trumpet-shaped, yellow and aromatic.

Its growth rate is very fast, so it is convenient to trim its stems regularly so that it does not get out of control.

What are their cares?

Solandra maxima plant

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If you want to have a copy, we recommend that you provide it with the following care:

  • Location: it is a plant that must be outdoors, in full sun or in semi-shade.
  • Earth:
    • Pot: universal growing substrate mixed with 30% perlite.
    • Garden: grows in fertile, well-drained soils.
  • Irrigation: water 3-4 times a week during the warmest time of the year, and every 4-5 days the rest of the year. When in doubt, check the soil moisture before watering, either with a digital moisture meter or a thin wooden stick.
  • Subscriber: in spring and summer, with organic fertilizers.
  • Multiplication: by seeds in spring and cuttings in summer.
  • Pruning: late winter.
  • Rusticity: resistant up to -3ºC.

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