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Madeira Funchal Quinta do Palheiro

Madeira, officially the Autonomous Region of Madeira is one of two autonomous regions of Portugal. It is an archipelago situated in the North Atlantic Ocean, in a region known as Macaronesia -

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Madeira Funchal Quinta do Palheiro

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  1. Agapanthus (Lily of the Nile, or African lily) is the most common flower on the island. It can be found in the public gardens of Funchal, but also in private properties or along the levadas

  2. The gardens at "Quinta do Palheiro" are famous not only for the variety of plants that grow there but for the beauty of their setting in the hills to the east of Funchal, the capital of Madeira. Madeira has long been called the "Garden Isle" and it seems that almost anything will grow in its fertile soil. In Funchal many tropical plants have found a home and the visitor can see Hibiscus and Bougainvillea in flower almost all the year round along with Jacaranda, Spathodeas, Erythrinas and Bauhinias in their season. The Palheiro Gardens are situated at about 500 meters above sea level. The original owner, the Conde de Carvalhal, planted many trees on the estate and laid the foundation to the Camellia collection; some of his early plantings can still be seen today.

  3. The Quinta do Palheiro is brood in the hills east of Funchal, to 7 km of the downtown area

  4. Woodland, a carpet of Agapanthus, blue and white

  5. Plane Tree avenue Agapanthus (Lily of the Nile, or African lily)

  6. The Quinta do Palheiro offers a stunning panorama on the city

  7. Norfolk Island Araucaria (Araucaria heterophylla) American Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)

  8. Araucaria, genus of 20 species of pinelike coniferous plants

  9. Ficusmacrophylla

  10. Ficusmacrophylla

  11. Ficusmacrophylla

  12. Cape Honeysuckle, Tecomaria capensis Aurea

  13. Funchal - Quinta do Palheiro Ferreiro

  14. American Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)

  15. Crocosmia, AKA Montbretia, flowering plants, iris family

  16. Funchal - Quinta do Palheiro Ferreiro

  17. Lagerstroemia indica, the crape myrtle

  18. Streptosolenjamesonii (Fire bush, Marmalade bush, Yellow Heliotrope)

  19. Abelia × grandiflora (Glossy Abelia) Siempreviva arborea (Limonium arborescens or Limonium arboreum)

  20. Aloe vera Coral tree or cockspur coral tree (Erythrina crista-galli)

  21. Magnolia obovata Leucadendron salignum

  22. Leucospermum Pincushion, Pincushion Protea

  23. Leucospermum Pincushion, Pincushion Protea

  24. Camphor Tree (Cinnamomum camphora)

  25. Funchal - Quinta do Palheiro Ferreiro

  26. Lycianthesrantonnetii (Blue Potato Bush) Rudbeckia - Black Eyed Susan

  27. Aloe vera

  28. Funchal - Quinta do Palheiro Ferreiro

  29. Aloe vera

  30. Aeonium Swartkopf

  31. Acer

  32. Funchal - Quinta do Palheiro Ferreiro

  33. Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) 'Elegans' Funchal - Quinta do Palheiro Ferreiro

  34. Funchal - Quinta do Palheiro Ferreiro

  35. Pentas lanceolata Funchal - Quinta do Palheiro Ferreiro

  36. Funchal - Quinta do Palheiro Ferreiro

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