Madeira Island
October 3, 2019
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Above: The Cataranthus Roseus, or Madagasgar Periwinkle, from not surprisingly Madagascar.
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1 to 13 show views within the Botanical Gardens ...
... #1 Hydrangea Macrophylla, or French hydrangea, from surprisingly China and Japan ... these flowers are all over the island.
... #2 Rhododendron Simsii, or Japanese Azalea, from Japan.
... #5 Amaryllis Belladonna, or Jersey Lily, from Africa.
... #6 Cataranthus Roseus, or Madagasgar Periwinkle, from Madagascar.
... #8 and #9 Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis, or China Rose or "Shoeblackplant", from China.
... #10 and #11 Cataranthus Roseus, or Madagasgar Periwinkle, from Madagascar.
12 shows the upper part of the garden where flowers on this page came from.
13 is a southern view down the mountainside into the garden.
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