- The interior, mainly rugged mountains
- Another interior
- The almond trees were in full bloom and full of bees
- Monanthes polyphylla
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- Aeonium simsii nestling in the rocks, complete with flowers
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A week in Gran Canaria
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Liz M
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A week in Gran Canaria
I just had the pleasure of a week in Gran Canaria. The weather was warm and sunny, just a couple of heavy bursts of rain and half a day's wind and I had a good look round the island and saw some impressive scenery and lots of Canary nativeplants and rather too many non-native plants. Here is a selection.
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Re: A week in Gran Canaria
- A beautiful symmetrical clump of aeonium percaneum
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- Echium decaisnea
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- Kleinia neriifolia
- Euphorbia regis-jubae
- An extraordinary rock formation, it was very thin, with native shrubs in front
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Re: A week in Gran Canaria
- A sheet of Aeonium simsii
- Aeonium aureum growing high on rock walls.
- Stressed Aeonium percaneum showing the remnants of last year's flowers and new buds forming
- Aeonium undulatum in front and Aeonium percaneum behind and a clump of Agave
- Aeonium undulatum
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Re: A week in Gran Canaria
- More Aeonium aureum in bud
- A clump of Aeonium aureum
- Growing close to the Aeonium aureum, Caldera de Marteles and more Agave
- Aeonium canariense ssp virgineum one in bud
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- More Aeonium canariense ssp virgineum, along with Opuntia
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Re: A week in Gran Canaria
- Aeonium spathulatum growing near the Aeonium aureum
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- Euphobria canariensis and too many Opuntia
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- A hillside being taken over by Agaves and Opuntia
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- Aeonium arboreum
- An extremely stressed Aeonium arboreum
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Re: A week in Gran Canaria
- Aeonium arboreum growing and flowering on a roof
- A Mesem which grew everywhere complete with seed pods
- Found in an open garden Aeonium decorum
- An extraordinary bit of artwork made from plastic bottles in the same garden
- Euphorbia canariensis with Kleinia neriifolia
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Re: A week in Gran Canaria
- Looking down from the mountains to this amazing cloud over the sea
- Down a valley to the sea
- View of the mountains with a storm brewing, from the dunes at Maspalomas
- The dunes
- The dunes at sunset
Obsessive Crassulaceae lover, especially Aeoniums but also grow, Aloes, Agaves, Haworthias and a select number of Cacti.
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Re: A week in Gran Canaria
Beautiful photos Liz. Thanks for posting them. I'm envious.
Rod Smith
Growing a mixed collection of cacti & other succulents; mainly smaller species with a current emphasis on lithops & conophytum.
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juster
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Re: A week in Gran Canaria
A very interesting set of photos Liz, thanks for posting. The Aeoniums look lovely and so does the sunshine!
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Re: A week in Gran Canaria
Thanks for posting Liz, I think I need a holiday now.
Regards Keith.
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