Tenerife flora

Spathodea c lutea, I have neve seen this yellow variety before.


Double Poinsettia.


Erythrina sp rosea.


Pyrostegia venusta.


Bauhinia.


Agave attenuata.


Heptapleurum arboricolor.


Hibiscus schizopetalus.


Aechmea spectabilis.

 

Wow, I love it all. Never seen a Double Poincettis. stunning. We saw a fantastic Pyrostegia the other day on a long wall.

I saw this today ...
Hibiscus schizopetalus for sale | eBay
No, I didn't even consider it with that postage!

 

I like that Erythrina, Strongy I wonder if it would prove to be as hardy as E. bidwillii is here?

 

Not sure @noisette and I don't know if they are easy to find or grown commercially.

 

Where were you @shiney? staying at the Hotel Botanico?

 

I presume a cruise unless you sailed around them!!!!!!
We visited Santa Cruz by bus again mainly to go to the Palmetum and city gardens.

 

@shiney, we visited the Orchid Gardens last Saturday but it was ruined by contract gardeners around the cafe using chainsaws, There was a cruise party there at the same time.

 

@shiney and @strongylodon did either of you come across Canarina canariensis on your travels.
I grew some from seed and its a tuberous rooted climber that dies back in summer and flowers in winter.

No flowers on mine yet.
It certainly grows fast second year.

 

I didn't see any @pete, not the best time for flowers. I only saw one Podranea.

 

Ok Thanks.
Its a winter flowering plant apparently, summer it dies back to tubers, but might just be considered a weed there, perhaps.

 

I did a search for it & it's popular name in Canary Bellflower. It has orange cup-like flowers.

Canarina canariensis - Cambridge Botanic Garden

 

Some palms seen in Tenerife.
Bismarckia nobilis.


Chrysalidocarpus lutescens, Yellow cane palm, full size compared to the house plant ones.

Roystonia regia, Royal palm.


Jubaea chilensis.


Howea forsteriana, the common Parlour palm.


Cocos nucifera, coconut at almost the extreme northern latitude it can grow.


Wodyetia bifurcata, Foxtail palm.


Dypsis decaryi, triangle palm.