Saturday 1 July 2017

Weird and wonderful plants of Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife

There were so many unusual cacti and succulents in Puerto de la Cruz that I just had to show them off.

I visited some amazing gardens where I marvelled at the bizarre plants, mostly Jardin Botanico, and revelled in the history of the place, mostly the Orchid Garden, but many of these photos were taken just in our hotel gardens or on the street. I have many more photos of amazing flowers, plants and foliage and I'd like to post them and go on and on about the interesting things I saw and learnt but as this post is long enough, I have concentrated on cacti, succulents and trees.          






And the grand finale:



Saved this cutie for the encore: