{"id":10152,"date":"2016-05-07T21:54:35","date_gmt":"2016-05-08T04:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10152"},"modified":"2016-05-03T11:26:50","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T18:26:50","slug":"plants-and-gardens-of-madeira","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/plants-and-gardens-of-madeira\/","title":{"rendered":"Plants from Madeira"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Seductive plants from Madeira are best viewed on the island but it is tempting to bring some how as bulbs or plants. I avoid bringing plant material home as it may bring back pest and disease. As a Yorkshireman I don&#8217;t want\u00c2\u00a0 to loose my money and the plant markets are just tourist &#8216;come and buy me&#8217; traps.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Madiera mch11 191 by brianpettinger, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/5591415061\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5068\/5591415061_38515a6e44.jpg\" alt=\"Madiera mch11 191\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monte Palace Tropical Garden<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 Miles from Funchal at Monte there is a tropical garden dating back to the 18th century. You can access it by 21st century cable car and return on the toboggans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>70,000 square meters of garden include Proteas, Cycads, Acaias, Sequoias and Azaleas representing all the continents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Close by is the wilder area of the Laurissilva Forest a Unesco world heritage site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Madiera mch11 195 by brianpettinger, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/5591421805\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5061\/5591421805_0c09ced56b.jpg\" alt=\"Madiera mch11 195\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quinta do Palheiro Ferreiro Gardens <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The gardens, owned by the Blandy family since 1885, boasts some of the most valuable and rare exotic plants on the island.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The gardens specialise in splendid Camellia varieties which you will be able to admire to its full extent during the main flowering season between November and April.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>There is also topiary, great trees and views down into Funchal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Madiera mch11 276 by brianpettinger, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/5592196326\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5223\/5592196326_faa3a165e7.jpg\" alt=\"Madiera mch11 276\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Botanical Gardens<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Quinta do Bom Sucesso was a private Quinta belonging to the Reid\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s family. This has been the Government owned botanic garden since 1960. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c where the climatic conditions are much in favour of exuberant vegetation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Botanical Garden boasts more than 2000 different plants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Throughout the gardens visitors can find the plants labeled with their scientific names, common name and origin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>There are five distinct areas to visit including, Indigenous and endemic, Tree Garden, Succulents, Tropical\/Cultivated\/Aromatic\/Medicinal and The Loiro Park which has some of the most exotic and rare birds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Madiera mch11 198 by brianpettinger, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/5591428211\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5303\/5591428211_51092d453e.jpg\" alt=\"Madiera mch11 198\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There are several other gardens to visit during a holiday on the Island. The walks in the country also provide ample opportunity to see a wide range of flowers, trees and plants in their natural habitats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seductive plants from Madeira are best viewed on the island but it is tempting to bring some how as bulbs or plants. I avoid bringing plant material home as it may bring back pest and disease. As a Yorkshireman I don&#8217;t want\u00c2\u00a0 to loose my money and the plant markets are just tourist &#8216;come and buy me&#8217; traps. Monte Palace Tropical Garden 3 Miles from Funchal at Monte there is a tropical garden dating back to the 18th century. 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