Some of these plants were at botanical gardens - others along the roads. Photos 1 & 2 - Sonchus fruticosus L. - looks kike a giant dandelion Photos 3 & 4 - Agapanthus africanus - grew all along the sides of cooler country roads Photos 5 & 6 - Spathodea campanulata - African Tulip Tree - and many more names - wonderful colour - and the unopened brown flowers in Photo 5 are full of water. Photos 7 & 8 - Agave attenuata - with photo 8 showing the inflorescence. What an amazing looking plant! The locals said was locally invasive. Photo 9 - Looking into Encephalartos woodii x natalensis - the sun shone right through it. Photo 10 - Dombeya Wallichii Lindl. Benth. Hook F Dombeia - Originally from Madagascar - just a few flowers were left on this tree. Photos 11 & 12 -Scadoxus puniceus L. Another orange flower - stunning. Photo 12 is photographed deep in the flower. Photo 13 - Aloe africana - those on the island were very, . red - and very numerous. Photo 14 - Aloe plicatilis - reminded me of asparagus! Photos 15 & 16 - Not sure if Aloe striata or Aloe saponaria - wonderful colour! Photos 17 & 18 - Cycas revoluta - the female plant - an amazing looking plant - which I understand is very toxic. Photos 19 & 20 - Not sure of the name? - (photo 20 is on its side) Photos 21 & 22 - Not sure of this tree fruit? - it was unlabelled in the Botanic gardens at Funchal but amongst the edible plants.
19 and 20 is either Protea or Dryandra 21 and 22 either Syzygium or Eugenia by the look of the fruit Nice pics, can't wait for my bookleaf aloe to be that full:}
19-20 looks to me like a species of Leucadendron, possibly L. salignum. Closely related to Protea, etc.
Swan' Neck Agave attenuata to give photo 7/8 its Googled name Ihave just posted the image we took on a trip to Tenerife this week. I so would love to have stunned my neighbours this summer with such a plant lolol As soon as we saw it in Tenerife !!OMG!! what an extrordinary huge plant. We decided to call it Swan's Neck, well, thats the way we discribed it and as it turned out thats exactly what its called..wow! Beautiful lemon flowers. They were in many gardens..public gardens. Lovely images from Madeira - thanks Richard!
