swampjrass Posted September 22, 2016 Can I get an I'd on this plz 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Micromegas Posted September 22, 2016 Chalice Vine Solandra grandiflora. Sacred among the Huichols this one. Here's an old thread that popped when I was trying to remember the latin name. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 swampjrass Posted September 22, 2016 Cheers mate .. is growing in the backyard of my mum's new house.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Micromegas Posted September 22, 2016 worth buying the house for. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 swampjrass Posted September 22, 2016 Haha yeah it's smack bang in the middle of the back yard got young kids so it instantly struck my eye .. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 HolographicYou Posted September 22, 2016 Can we have a picture of the whole thing? These plants are amazing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Micromegas Posted September 22, 2016 I was wracking my brain to remember where I read about this when I was looking into Huichol art. Here is an absolute cracker of an article by Peter Furst. http://entheology.com/peoples/kieri-and-the-solanaceae-nature-and-culture-in-huichol-mythology/ There's a good one at the adelaide bot gardens. Quote Many people are afraid of Kieli because it can cause great harm to someone who doesn’t complete as he should. Most people don’t ingest the plant. It’s so powerful that just carrying a piece of the branch in one’s tacuatsi [shaman’s medicine basket] is enough to gain its powers. Those who ingest it suck the milk from the branches and feel ‘drunk’ like with the peyote 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 moon_unit Posted September 23, 2016 (edited) Very nice, I found a nursery nearby that sell solandra maxima are these different than the grandiflora? The flowers appear very similar? are both used by the huichols? Edited September 23, 2016 by moon_unit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 moon_unit Posted September 23, 2016 Just read your attached link micromegas, thanks, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 2XB Posted September 24, 2016 I would say the op is Solandra maxima, thanks for the link micromegas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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