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Places to visit => Places to visit => Topic started by: Hilary on April 09, 2013, 03:53:03 PM
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On a cold, wet March day these camellias were flowering in the courtyard of the Thyssen Bornemisza Art Museum, Madrid
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Bandaged trees at the Madrid Rio.
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Dressed for winter?
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A secret garden in Madrid.
Apparently it was once a graveyard and is now a flower shop
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Do you have the address or location or name, Hilary?
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A secret Garden in Madrid.
I found this by entering a Google search and came across several secret gardens.
However, I am a bit confused as the web site mentions cypresses and I don't remember seeing any.
The address is Calle Huertas 2, which is near Plaza Santa Ana.
A Google map search produces the same place named
El Jardin del Angel
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A tiled wall near Plaza Santa Ana
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Atocha railway station in March 2013
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Spring in the cloister of the Reina Sofia National Museum and Art Centre
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Plaza de Oriente. In front of the Teatro Real
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The Royal Palace of El Pardo
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More photos from the gardens of the Royal Palace of El Pardo,
which is a short bus ride from the center of Madrid
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Lavapies.
A tree in blossom in early March.
Other trees just producing leaves in early April.
A square root
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Museo del Trajo /Museum of clothing/ dress
on a very dull day at the beginning of April.
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I wonder if they water those lawns in summer? Be interesting to have some August pictures for contrast!
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Yes you are right.
lovely green lawns.
Some newly seeded.
There doesn't seem to be any lack of water in Madrid going by the number of fountains and green parks there are.
I imagine this garden is watered during the summer
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Parque Del Oeste
A grassy park with tall trees, snapped in July 2011
We sat under a tree to cool off and discovered the grass wet.
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La Quinta de los Molinos
April 2011
irises and almond trees
Tennis court
Water tower
There is an article in the MGS Journal, Number 59 January 2010 ,about this park.
Also photos on the website
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Can you remember what that mulch that they're using is, Hilary?
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Sorry, didn't notice
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Moncloa.
An equestrian statue of General Jose de San Martin near the Avenida del Arco de la Victoria and municipal planting
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Another 'Secret Garden' in Madrid
Jardin del Principe de Anglona.
We have passed this quiet garden several times, between the Calle de Segovia and the Plaza de la Paja, but had never noticed it hidden behind its high walls.
It was first established in the 1700s and passed into the care of the Madrid Municipality in the 20th century.
The herringbone paths criss cross the garden to meet in the center at a small granite fountain with a solomonic column.
There is a rose pergola, several large trees and many of these yellow flowering bushes.
I don't seem to remember the name of the bush, which is very popular in Madrid, and would be grateful if anyone could jog my memory
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Looks like a nice garden, Hillary. The bush with the yellow flowers is a Mahonia sp., maybe M. aquifolium
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Jorun,
Many thanks for reminding me of the name of the plant.
I see I had posted a photo of the same plant in 2013!
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Madrid mulch.
In a flower bed opposite the Royal Palace.
The mulch looked as if it were all small sticks
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An Olive tree in the Plaza de Espana and Municipal planting, Pansies, I think
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Spring, at the end of March, in the courtyard of the Reina Sofia National Museum and Art Centre.
A mobile by Alexander Calder and a piece by Eduardo Chillida.
A lovely quiet spot
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Canal de Isabel 11
This park is situated near the Plaza de Castilla and is a wonderful green oasis in the city.
We had never been there before so I was thrilled to find so many trees labelled.
Here are a few photos for today
Liquidambar styraciflua sometimes known as American Sweet gum among other names.
Ulmus pumila sometimes known as Siberian Elm among other names.
Pinus pinea sometimes known as Stone Pine among other names.
I am sure you all know the Pine tree but I thought you might like to learn a few names in Spanish
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Canal de Isabel ll park, in Madrid.
My last photos of this park which we discovered by accident this year.
As far as I can gather it is owned by the water company which has offices there and an exhibition hall.
There were many wide lawns where people were playing with balls and children were running round.
A perfect place to get away from the summer heat.
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Ornamental cabbages, Brassica hybrids in the Retiro Park, Madrid.
They were in formal beds and round the monument to Jacinto Benavente
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Madrid Rio
Some of the trees in May this year
I had posted a photo of some other trees in the Madrid Rio in April 2013.
It is good to see how well they are establishing themselves.
The Madrid Rio walk is 7.6 kilometers long.
We haven't done it all yet.
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The last of my photos from our spring visit to Madrid, this year
A tree with white blossom. This one was in the la Latina area but we did see many near the Atocha railway station
A tree coming into leaf behind the statue of Tirso de Molina in the square of the same name.
A Judas tree, Cercis siliquastrum, in blossom in the same square several days later
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The last of my photos from our spring visit to Madrid, this year
A tree with white blossom. This one was in the la Latina area but we did see many near the Atocha railway station
Hi Hilary,
it's possibly one of the ornamental pears, such as Pyrus calleryana,
cheers
fermi
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Fermi,
I did wonder as there were many trees with white blossom at the same time in Madrid.
However, it was only the ones in the Canal de Isabel ll park which were labelled.
If you search for Pyrus on this Forum you will find the post I sent about the labelled trees.
I think there are still a couple of posts of mine with photos of plants as yet unidentified.
Would you have a quick look at them?
Thanks
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The exhibition Toulouse - Lautrec and the Pleasures of the Belle Epoque at the Canal de Isabel II Foundation was the reason we visited the Madrid Water Company building and garden this year.
It was too early in the year, end of March, for much to be in flower or even leaf. So all I can show you is Pine trees with their notice, Vinca, which seems to grow very well in several places in Madrid and the water feature inside the exhibition building.
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Chinchon, an hour's bus ride from Madrid. A small town with an interesting ’square ‘which is dominated by a large church. Not much in the way of plants especially at the end of March when the pruned trees have not yet sprouted new branches and leaves. However, the bus ride is interesting past pine forests, newly planted trees, very tidy olive groves without a Bermuda Buttercup in sight. Wild flowers were growing in some of the fields. There were also rather bare hillsides dotted with clumps of grass.
The grasshopper was some consolation to the lack of flowers to photograph
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MADRID, three exhibitions
The Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza did not disappoint with its collection of camellia bushes in the garden, pink, white, and two coloured.
Inside we visited the temporary exhibition SOROLLA AND FASHION my daughter took these photos of the Worth dress with its fantastic floral material.
On to the Caixa Forum to see the vertical garden looking very green.
The exhibitions inside The Forum WARHOL, THE MECHANICAL ART and ADOLF LOOS ESPACIOS PRIVADOS did not provide much, botanically speaking, to be photographed. Or was I too tired to look
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Yet another sunny day which took us to the Chapel of San Antonio de la Florida. After looking at the dome painted by Goya we sat in the sun looking at more Vinca. Then we crossed the road to see the statue of Goya, the tree lined Manzanares River and a large swathe of Forsythia plants,
Returning to the centre and Tirso de Molina Square we saw a tree with new leaves and blossom. However, the big excitement there was that someone had added detergent to the water streaming round the base of the statue of Tirso de Molina and the children were having great fun playing with the foam
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We found ourselves at the Pantheon of Illustrious Men on a cold windy day. After seeing the tombs and admiring the serried rows of pruned roses in the garden we set off down the Av. Cuidad de Barcelona looking for a bus to take us to the center of Madrid. How tidy everything looked.
The roses seemed to be surrounded by plastic mulch.
A wild flower had managed to escape the gardener's notice
The flowering trees were in a school yard.
The pansies were in a roadside park
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The last day of March and we decided to go for a walk along the riverside park of Madrid then to go to a new shopping center to look at the view over Madrid from the top floor
However, when we arrived at the riverside it was too cold and windy for a walk to be enjoyable so we went inside the PALACIO DE CRISTAL DE LA ARGANZUELA. On past trips to Madrid it had been shut as apparently we had been too late to find it open. It was like a dream for me with flowering trees and bushes on all sides. The area was divided into four sections subtropical, tropical 1 and 2 and desert. I am afraid I didn’t read anything properly but dashed around from one flower to another. There was even a flower which features on one of my postage stamps. Because of the quantity if not the quality of photos I will drag this day’s doings into more than one post.
All the sections and plants were numbered and notice boards providing with information
We started off in the Zona Subtropical
Acca sellowiana and Callistemon citrinus both of which grow in Corinth
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ZONA TROPICAL of the PALACIO DE CRISTAL DE LA ARGANZUELA. .
Unfortunately I seem to have a collection of photos of notices which can't be read and odd snaps of the pavement which I put down to the HOT AND BOTHERED SYNDROME. it was quite hot and steamy in this section as you can imagine
All I have is Brunfelsia pauciflora 'Macratha' and Costus barbatus
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Did I not post the photos of
Brunfelsia pauciflora 'Macratha"
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Costus barbatus?
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Moving on to the ZONA TROPICAL II of the PALACIO DE CRISTAL DE LA ARGANZUELA.
Calliandra haematocephala
Impatiens walleriana
and
Pentas lanceolata
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Impatiens walleriana closer
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The ZONA DESERTICA at the PALACIO DE CRISTAL DE LA ARGANZUELA.
Aloe vera
Euphorbia curvirama
Mammillaria bombycina
Echinocactus grusonii
Apparently this one is called Mother- in - Law's Seat
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Madrid Rio
Four photos, taken from the top floor of a shopping center, of the riverside walk along the Manzanares River in Madrid. The walk is 7.5 kilometers long. There are pedestrian bridges across it as well as the existing road bridges. You can see the PALACIO DE CRISTAL DE LA ARGANZUELA in the second photo.
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The street names, particularly in the older, central part of Madrid, are made of painted tiles. I took photos of a couple which I thought you might like to see
CALLE DE SANTIAGO EL VERDE
Santiago El Verde Street
Santiago El Verde is the title of a play written by Lope de Vega, 1562-1635
CALLE MIRA EL SOL
Look At The Sun Street
I haven’t been able to find any information concerning this name
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The Royal Botanical Garden Madrid
I took far too many photos to post here. There is an exhibition of botanical paintings in the Villanueva building, and many tulips flowering in the garden, until the middle of May. When we were there, a couple of weeks ago, some tulips were fully opened while others would open at a later date.
To whet your appetite here are some photos of
Tulipa Golden Emperor
Camellia japonica La Sonnambula
Helleborus lividus subsp. Corsicus
and a photo of Magpies
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The flowers for sale at one of the flower shops/booths at Tirso de Molina Square
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Incredible green wall at the Caixa Forum, Hilary! And thanks for all those other photos.
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For the month of May I will be posting photos of flowers we saw in the Royal Botanic Gardens in Madrid. There might be the odd stamp also. These posts will be dotted around the Forum
The Tulip exhibition was on when we were there so be prepared for a tulip overdose
The photos show the notices outside the entrance to the gardens, some photos from inside the Villanueve Pavilion and a photo of the tiny booklet / folder from the exhibition
The exhibition of Tulips and paintings by members of
“the British Society of Botanical Artistes ----as well as 10 drawings from the late 18th century from the van Berkhey collection and 4 illuminated engravings belonging to botanical books from the 17th to the 19th centuries “ is on until the 20th May 2018
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More photos of plants from the PALACIO DE CRISTAL DE LA ARGANZUELA in Madrid
All these plants were growing in the subtropical zone
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Did you happen to notice a name for those shapely fruits in the bottom picture, Hilary?
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Citrus x floridiana, Limequat
This plant is a hybrid of a Lime tree and a Kumquat tree
I thought the name would appear when one hovers over the photo and did not name anything
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More from the hothouse in Madrid
Cordyline fructosa
Pelargonium cordifolium var rubrocinctum
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Hi Hilary. What is the last photo with the purple flowers? Is it some type of pelagonium?
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Pelargonium cordifolium var rubrocinctum
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Thank you for taking time to reply. John pointed to the fact that you had already put the name down. I apologise for my short sightness. I had a 'quick squint ' as I was busy removing Very tall mallows from the front of the garden.
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No problem I just did copy paste
Blowing a gale here. Plant pots falling over
None of the promised snow, yet
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Corynocarpus laevigatus
Raphiolepis indica var. umbellata
Raphiolepis x delacourii
Pelargonium Lara Starshine
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Impatiens hawkeri
I am not sure of the name of this one as the photo of the notice was too blurred.
However, I think you will agree that it is a pretty flower.
Another photo of a plant in the PALACIO DE CRISTAL DE LA ARGANZUELA in Madrid.
This plant was growing in the tropical zone.
Impatiens is mentioned in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN many times.
I have chosen
SEEN FROM THE GARDEN SHED:
A NURSERYMAN’S VIEWPOINT by Hugo Latymer
in journal number 16 spring 1999
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Impatiens hawkeri is one of the names used for the whole tribe of colourful possibly hybrid "busy lizzies", so I'm sure you read that label right, Hilary!
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Impatiens walleriana, Alegria, Busy Lizzie
Another photo of Busy Lizzie from the Tropical 2 zone of the Madrid greenhouse.
A pink one this time
Impatiens is mentioned several times in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN Today I am recommending that you read
TOWARDS MEDITERRANEAN GARDENING by Marinela Borina
In number 58, October 2009.
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Impatiens walleriana, Alegria, Busy Lizzie
A double version of this plant filling a large bed in the Madrid greenhouse.
Once more I point you to an article in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN, this time number 46 October 2006, for you to read about this useful plant.
THE REINHARDT GARDEN: 1, DARING DESIGN
By Helene Pizzi
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The little double flowers are surprisingly like dwarf roses!
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Caryota mitis, Clustering fishtail palm
A palm tree seen in the tropical Zone of the Madrid greenhouse in March 2018.
This palm is in a list compiled by Nikos Thymakis of palms which could be used in Greek conditions.
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 33, July 2003.
THE USE OF PALMS IN GREECE
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A few views of the Royal Botanic Garden, Madrid, August 2020
One of the magpies
Bedraggled dried up Sunflowers
Light through the trees
And a bright red Lantana
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My daughter tells me they are not sunflowers but Cardos,Thistles
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Municipal planting in Madrid, August 2020
These bright beds can be seen between the Prado and the Royal Botanic Garden.
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LA QUINTA DE LOS MOLINOS, MADRID
Our daughter visited this estate/park in February when all the almond trees were in blossom
She shared her photos with us and I am sharing them with you.
I have written about this park , which we visited in April 2011, again in the Forum.
You can find the post if you go to
Places to visit, Madrid, and scroll down to page 2
I first read about this estate/park in
A MEDITERRANEAN ORCHARD
IN THE CITY OF MADRID
By Meye Maier
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 59, January 2010
See THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN SOCIETY website for photographs
http://www.mediterraneangardensocietyarchive.org/59-madrid.html
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Almond blossom in Madrid
It is that time again when the almond trees are in blossom in the Quinta de los Molinos, Madrid
Read
A MEDITERRANEAN ORCHARD IN THE CITY OF MADRID by Meye Maier
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 59, January 2010
My daughter was there at dusk last week and sent these photos
There are photos of this estate in Madrid here
http://www.mediterraneangardensocietyarchive.org/59-madrid.html
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PALACIO DE CRISTAL
DE LA ARGANZUELA
Zona Tropical 1
I had the good luck to visit Madrid and this wonderful hothouse in early April 2023.
Since our last visit to the hothouse, five years ago, the plants have grown. On this occasion I concentrated on the first section of the tropical zone as I remembered rushing through it last time.
There is information about the plants on notice boards.
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PALACIO DE CRISTAL DE LA ARGANZUELA
ZONA TROPICAL 1
Brunfelsia pauciflora
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PALACIO DE CRISTAL DE LA ARGANZUELA
ZONA TROPICAL 1
Adiantum raddianum, Delta maidenhead fern
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PALACIO DE CRISTAL DE LA ARGANZUELA
ZONA TROPICAL 1
Aechmea ‘Friederike’
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PALACIO DE CRISTAL DE LA ARGANZUELA
ZONA TROPICAL 1
Coffea arabica
And, for the philatelists, a postage stamp issued in 1956 by Cameroun
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PALACIO DE CRISTAL DE LA ARGANZUELA
ZONA TROPICAL 1
Colocasia esculenta ‘Black Magic’
This plant seems to be grown for its, ornamental, dark green leaves.
I found three references to Colocasia esculenta in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN but none for this particular dark leaved one.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2015,
ISCHIA: THE MAIN PROGRAMME
By Edith Haeuser
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN
number 83 January 2016
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PALACIO DE CRISTAL DE LA ARGANZUELA
ZONA TROPICAL 1
Costus barbatus
The notice is from our last visit in 2018, I couldn’t find it this year
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PALACIO DE CRISTAL DE LA ARGANZUELA
ZONA TROPICAL 1
Heliconia schiedeana
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PALACIO DE CRISTAL DE LA ARGANZUELA
ZONA TROPICAL 1
Iresine herbstii ‘Wallisii’, Herbst’s bloodleaf
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PALACIO DE CRISTAL DE LA ARGANZUELA
ZONA TROPICAL 1
Oxalis triangularis
And a photo of this plant growing in a pot at Sparoza, October 2017
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PALACIO DE CRISTAL DE LA ARGANZUELA
ZONA TROPICAL 1
Pachystachys lutea
And a photo taken in 2015 in the Grandes Serres du Jardin des Plantes in Paris
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PALACIO DE CRISTAL DE LA ARGANZUELA
ZONA TROPICAL 1
Strelitzia nicolai
This plant is mentioned several times in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN
I chose
THE STORY OF STORMS RIVER HOMESTEAD,
A WOODLAND GARDEN
IN SOUTH AFRICA
By Anda Wayland
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 59,
January 2010
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PALACIO DE CRISTAL DE LA ARGANZUELA
ZONA TROPICAL 1
Streptocarpus saxorum
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PALACIO DE CRISTAL DE LA ARGANZUELA
ZONA TROPICAL 1
Stromanthe thalia
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PALACIO DE CRISTAL DE LA ARGANZUELA
ZONA TROPICAL 1
Alpinia nutans, Dwarf Cardamom
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PALACIO DE CRISTAL
DE LA ARGANZUELA
Zona Desertica
A general view of the space
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PALACIO DE CRISTAL
DE LA ARGANZUELA
Zona Desertica
Cleistocactus strausii
Silver Torch or Woody Torch
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PALACIO DE CRISTAL
DE LA ARGANZUELA
Zona Desertica
Euphorbia curvirama
Cape Candelabra Tree
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PALACIO DE CRISTAL
DE LA ARGANZUELA
Zona Desertica
Euphorbia umbellata ‘Rubra’
Red African Milk Bush
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PALACIO DE CRISTAL
DE LA ARGANZUELA
Zona Desertica
Hoya carnosa var, compacta
Hindu rope plant
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PALACIO DE CRISTAL
DE LA ARGANZUELA
Zona Desertica
Kalanchoe daigremontiana
Mother of Thousands
Or
Mexican Hat Plant
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PALACIO DE CRISTAL
DE LA ARGANZUELA
Zona Desertica
Pilosocereus pachycladus
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REAL JARDIN BOTANICO
MADRID, APRIL 2023
Tulip time in the Royal Botanic Garden in Madrid.
Here are some photos of tulips of many different colours .
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REAL JARDIN BOTANICO
MADRID, APRIL 2023
Springtime in the garden
Narcissus chromacolor
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REAL JARDIN BOTANICO
MADRID, APRIL 2023
Rhododendron blooming in the garden in spring
Rhododendron kaempferi ‘High Light’
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REAL JARDIN BOTANICO
MADRID, APRIL 2023
Genista hispanica
This plant is mentioned in
HOW PLANTS COPE WITH DRYNESS:
MECHANISMS OF ADAPTATION
by Olivier Filippi
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 48, April 2007
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REAL JARDIN BOTANICO
MADRID, APRIL 2023
In the greenhouse
Ferocactus echidne
Ferocactus species are mentioned in
GARDENS IN A SPANISH NATURE RESERVE
By Beate M. Henz
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 81, July 2015
For photographs of this garden and its plants see THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN SOCIETY website
http://www.mediterraneangardensocietyarchive.org/81-reserve.html#1
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REAL JARDIN BOTANICO
MADRID, APRIL 2023
Tulip time in the Royal Botanic Garden in Madrid.
Here are some photos of red tulips.
One bed had a notice board which gave the name of the Tulip Tulipa ‘Ile de France ‘
I am not sure if all the red tulips were the same.
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REAL JARDIN BOTANICO
MADRID, APRIL 2023
Spring time in the garden
Narcissus ‘Charming Lady’
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REAL JARDIN BOTANICO
MADRID, APRIL 2023
Rhododendron ‘Blaauw’s Pink’
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REAL JARDIN BOTANICO
MADRID, APRIL 2023
Aesculus pavia ‘Atrosanguinea’ Red buckeye
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REAL JARDIN BOTANICO
MADRID, APRIL 2023
In the greenhouse
Aristolochia grandiflora, Pelican flower
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REAL JARDIN BOTANICO
MADRID, APRIL 2023
Tulip time in the Royal Botanic Garden in Madrid.
Here are some photos of yellow tulips.
One bed had a notice board which gave the name of the Tulip as Tulipa ‘Yellow Flight’
I am not sure if all the yellow tulips were the same.
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REAL JARDIN BOTANICO
MADRID, APRIL 2023
Spring time in the garden
Narcissus ‘Delnashaugh’
For all of you who are wondering about the name I came across this while searching for it
The Delnashaugh, a historic Drovers inn, in the heart of Speyside
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REAL JARDIN BOTANICO
MADRID, APRIL 2023
Rhododendron in the garden
Rhododendron ‘Hinomayo’
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REAL JARDIN BOTANICO
MADRID, APRIL 2023
Helleborus orientalis ‘Pretty Ellen Red’
The close up was taken further down the path so I am assuming that it is the same plant.
This is an interesting article about Hellebore hybrids
THE NEW HELLEBORES
By Lindsay Blyth
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 96 April 2019
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REAL JARDIN BOTANICO
MADRID, APRIL 2023
In the greenhouse
Cleistocactus ritteri
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REAL JARDIN BOTANICO
MADRID, APRIL 2023
Tulip time in the Royal Botanic Garden in Madrid.
Here are some photos of white tulips.
Unfortunately, I was not able to find the notice giving the name and other information
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REAL JARDIN BOTANICO
MADRID, APRIL 2023
Spring time in the garden
Narcissus ’Flower Drift’
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REAL JARDIN BOTANICO
MADRID, APRIL 2023
Rhododendron in the garden
Rhododendron Kaempferi ‘Mikado’
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REAL JARDIN BOTANICO
MADRID, APRIL 2023
Orange coloured Azalea
I am afraid I didn't see the notice so can't tell you its name.
By coincidence I have a postcard featuring orange Azaleas
from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh at DAWYCK
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REAL JARDIN BOTANICO
MADRID, APRIL 2023
In the greenhouse
Oncidium, Dancing-lady orchid,
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REAL JARDIN BOTANICO
MADRID, APRIL 2023
Spring time in the garden
Narcissus ‘Mount Hood’
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REAL JARDIN BOTANICO
MADRID, APRIL 2023
Rhododendron in the garden
Rhododendron ‘Nordlicht’
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REAL JARDIN BOTANICO
MADRID, APRIL 2023
Berberis vulgaris var, vulgaris, Barberry
Berberis is mentioned in both
A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT by Heidi Gildemeister
And
MY GARDEN IN THE ADELAIDE HILLS
By Margaret Paterson
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 21 July 2000
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REAL JARDIN BOTANICO
MADRID, APRIL 2023
In the greenhouse
Vanda tricolor
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REAL JARDIN BOTANICO
MADRID, APRIL 2023
Spring time in the garden
Narcissus ‘Sir Winston Churchill’
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REAL JARDIN BOTANICO
MADRID, APRIL 2023
Rhododendron in the garden
Rhododendron macrophyllum
The first photo was taken in April 2018 and the second photo taken this year
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REAL JARDIN BOTANICO
MADRID, APRIL 2023
Spring time in the garden
Narcissus ‘Westward’
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REAL JARDIN BOTANICO
MADRID, APRIL 2023
Borago officinalis, Borage, Borraja
Two photos from the Botanic Garden and a close up from the Peloponnese.
Also, a stamp featuring Borage issued by Taiwan in 2015
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REAL JARDIN BOTANICO
MADRID, APRIL 2023
Paphiopedilum insigne
Paphiopedilum is mentioned in
MADEIRA: THE FLOATING GARDEN
By Stella Harding and Megan Toms
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 53 July 2008
For photographs of the Monte Palace Gardens see
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN SOCIETY website
http://www.mediterraneangardensocietyarchive.org/53-madeira.html#1
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I have solved my problem, with help from my grandson, and I am once again able to have access to the Forum. I have just finished reading all the unread postings. Once more thank you Hilary for the amount of work you do. I love reading about places to visit and
I am happy when I recognize any of them such as The Roman Villa near Loutraki which we saw a few years ago on a rather wet autumn day. I loved the photos of the plants in Spain. Some seem familiar but the names escaped me. I have taken photos of varies plants and flowers but I still need to reduced before I post them. So keep posting ....
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REAL JARDIN BOTANICO
MADRID, APRIL 2023
Photinia serratifolia , Chinese photinia
Photinia serratifolia is mentioned in
THE MEDITERRANEAN ON BARNSTAPLE BAY by Tom Longville
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 44 April 2006
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REAL JARDIN BOTANICO
MADRID, APRIL 2023
Rhododendron in the garden
Rhododendron hippophaeoides
‘Inshriach’
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REAL JARDIN BOTANICO
MADRID, APRIL 2023
Scilla peruviana is mentioned in many issues of
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN
I chose number 100 April 2020 to read
WHAT’S IN A NAME; SCILLA PERUVIANA
By Sean O’Hara
And as an extra bonus a scan of a postage stamp issued by Gibraltar in 1977 of Scilla peruviana
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MADRID, APRIL 2023
In the greenhouse
Myrtillocactus geometrizans, Bilberry cactus.
This cactus is mentioned in
THE HISTORIC GARDENS AT VILLA BOLOGNA, MALTA
By Anne R. Welles
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 82 October 2015
For photographs of this garden see
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN SOCIETY website
http://www.mediterraneangardensocietyarchive.org/82-malta.html#1
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An anonymous Paeonia
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Ostrya virginiana, American hophornbeam
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Iris germanica, German Bearded Iris
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MADRID, APRIL 2023
Paeonia ‘Bai Yuan Hong Xia ‘, Tree peony
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Spring time in the garden
Narcissus bulbocodium, without a label, Hoop-petticoat daffodil
And a photo of Narcissus bulbocodium from 2018 with a notice
Narcissus bulbocodium is mentioned in
SOME SEED SUGGESTIONS
By Chantal Guiraud
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 103 January 2021
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MADRID, APRIL 2023
Nolina arenicola, Trans-Pecos beargrass
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White Azalea
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Gleditsia capsica, Caspian locust
First the notice and the hard seed pods scattered on the ground.
Secondly trying to take a photo of the leaves.
Part of the photo focusing on the leaves.
Lastly a photo of all the neighbouring trees in what must be a cool spot during the summer.
Gleditsia capsica is mentioned as growing in
JERUSALEM’S BOTANICAL GARDENS by Michael Avisha
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN Number 72 April 2013 i
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Acer
Trying to find the name of this Acer tree I went to the official website of the garden
I lost count of the number of different Acer trees there are so I am leaving it up to you to find its proper name
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MADRID, APRIL 2023
Spring time in the garden
Narcissus
There were several Narcissus in the garden where there was no information about their names, here is one of them.
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MADRID, APRIL 2023
Acer pseudoplatanus, Sycamore
Photos of the trunk and the bright spring leaves
Acer pseudoplatanus is mentioned as growing in a forest in Croatia in
SPRING IN CROATIA by Fleur Pavlidis
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 73 July 2013
For photographs, see THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN SOCIETY website
http://www.mediterraneangardensocietyarchive.org/73-croatia.html
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Paeonia Duchesse de Morny
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A selection of Agaves outside the greenhouse
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Capricho Park, Madrid
Jardin El Capricho de la Alameda de Osuna
Photo taken by my daughter in mid-October.
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Iris ‘Extra’, Miniature Dwarf Bearded Iris
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MADRID, APRIL 2023
Eremurus himalaicus, Foxtail Lily, King’s Spear
The plants in the Botanic Garden were not yet if flower in April.
However, I have photo, from before digital camera days, of Eremurus himalaicus taken in the Botanical Garden of the City, Prague in May 2002
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IN THE GREEN HOUSE
An anonymous plant
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Paeonia ‘Yao Huang’
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Prunus, Cerezo, a Cherry Tree.
I am afraid I can’t make out the information on the notice
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MADRID, APRIL 2023
Rhododendron in the garden
Rhododendron japonicum
Rhododendrons are mentioned in many articles in the Journal, usually about gardens with a cooler, damper temperatures than Mediterranean ones.
In SOME MEDITERRANEAN GARDENS ON THE BLACK SEA
by David J. Bracey
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 76 April 2014,
In the section about the Sochi Botanical Gardens
I quote
‘an area is set aside for acid- loving azaleas and rhododendrons’
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THE GREENHOUSE
Ferocactus echidne
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Helleborus orientalis ‘Pretty Ellen White’
Helleborus orientalis hybrids are mentioned in
THE NEW HELLEBORES
by Lindsay Blyth
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 96 April 2019.
The drawing of Helleborus orientalis is by Megan Toms
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THE POND
The loud noise of the frogs and the comparatively large number of people round the pool attracted us to see what was going on.
The people were all trying to see the frogs and the frogs were making a great deal of noise and hiding.
There is a visible frog in the last photo.
Unfortunately for me, the two notices with information of the plant life in the pond and frogs were both in Spanish.
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MADRID, APRIL 2023
The Rock Garden
I had every intention of scrambling round the paths and rocks to snap the flowers and hopefully find their names but realized my scrambling days are over.
First a general view
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THE ROCK GARDEN
I don't think I found any labels with the names of the plants in the rock garden,
A purple flower.
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THE ROCK GARDEN
A pink Hyacinth
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THE ROCK GARDEN
A yellow flower looking very happy amongst the rocks
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THE ROCK GARDEN
Small white flowers in the rock garden
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THE ROCK GARDEN
A photo of Hebe sp. supplied by my FB Friend Marta Arroyo
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Spring time in the garden
Narcissus
An anonymous Daffodil
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THE GREENHOUSE
Heliconia
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Rhododendron in the garden
‘Rhododendron ‘Amoenum’
Looking up Amoenum I find it means pleasant, delightful
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Brunella macrophylla, Siberian Bugloss
I couldn’t find a notice for this plant but from Internet sites it looks like
Brunella macrophylla
This plant is mentioned in MOUNT STEWART by Melanie Peterson THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 57 July 2009
See THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN SOCIETY Website for photographs of Mount Stewart
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Rosa banksiae
Four photos of an old bush and one photo of a newer one
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THE GREENHOUSE
Ferocactus pilosus
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An anonymous Euphorbia
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MADRID, APRIL 2023
THE VILLANUEVA PAVILION
An exhibition of photographs by Pilar Pequeno
AGAPANTO, 2010. De la serie - Plantas sumergidas
AGAPANTHUS, 2010. In the series, Submerged flowers
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Rhododendron in the garden
A light pink Rhododendron
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THE GREENHOUSE
Spathiphyllum, Peace Lily
I think this area was equally hot and misty five years ago when we last visited the Royal Botanic Garden, Madrid
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Spring time in the garden
Narcissus
There were four different varieties the names of which I did not find, this is one of them.
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MADRID, APRIL 2023
Rhododendron in the garden
An anonymous Rhododendron
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THE VILLANUEVA PAVILION
An exhibition of photographs by Pilar Pequeno
GINKGO 1995. De la serie - Plantas sumergidas
GINKGO 1995. In the series, Submerged flowers
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Anonymous Irises
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Spring time in the garden
Narcissus
There were four different varieties the names of which I did not find, this is one of them.
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MADRID, APRIL 2023
THE VILLANUEVA PAVILION
An exhibition of photographs by Pilar Pequeno
JAZMINE, 2013. De la serie - Plantas sumergidas
JASMINE, 2013. In the series, Submerged flowers
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Rhododendron in the garden
The notice for this Rhododendron was hidden in the middle of the plant
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THE VILLANUEVA PAVILION
An exhibition of photographs by Pilar Pequeno
UMBELA 2000. De la serie - Plantas sumergidas
This is probably Wild Carrot, Daucus carota - in the series, Submerged flowers
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MADRID, APRIL 2023 and 2018
Rhododendron in the garden
Rhododendron obtusum
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A collection of potted plants all named
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THE VILLANUEVA PAVILION
An exhibition of photographs by Pilar Pequeno
Bodegones, physalis sobre bandeja de plata, 2010
Still life, physalis on a silver tray, 2010
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Rhododendron in the garden
Rhododendron arboreum
These photos are from April 2018
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THE VILLANUEVA PAVILION
An exhibition of photographs by Pilar Pequeno
MADRONOS. 2010. De la serie - Plantas sumergidas
Arbutus unedo, Strawberry Tree- in the series, Submerged flowers
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Xylocopa violacea, Violet carpenter bee
An information board about this bee.
A photo of the trunk of a dead tree, Ulmus minor, Field Elm showing all the holes drilled by the bees
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Narcissus ‘Golden Dawn’ a rather fuzzy photo
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A dark red anonymous Peony
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THE VILLANUEVA PAVILION
Unfortunately, I have no information about this artwork which was in a different section of the exhibition space. Since I liked the work and photographed it I am sharing it with you.
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Part of a notice board about the ornamental flowering plants.
To see what is in bloom each month go to the website of the botanical garden
https://rjb.csic.es/el-jardin/en-floracion/galeria-febrero/
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Aesculus hippocastanum, Horse chestnut
And one on the Paseo de Recoletos
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APRIL 2023
The statue of King Carlos lll
I quote
The garden was founded on October 17, 1755, by King Ferdinand VI, and installed in the Orchard of Migas Calientes, near what today is called Puerta de Hierro, on the banks of the Manzanares River. It contained more than 2,000 plants collected by José Quer y Martínez, botanist and surgeon.
In 1774 King Charles III ordered the garden moved to its current location on the Paseo del Prado. This new site opened in 1781. Inside an area defined by wrought iron fencing, the design by architects Francesco Sabatini and Juan de Villanueva organized the garden into three tiered terraces, arranging plants according to the method of Linnaeus.. Its mission was not only to exhibit plants, but also to teach botany, promote expeditions for the discovery of new plant species and classify them. There was a particular interest in the botany of Spain's colonial possessions. The garden was greatly augmented by a collection of 10,000 plants brought to Spain by Alessandro Malaspina in 1794.
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Spring time in the garden
The last photo, from our visit to the Botanical Garden in Madrid in 2023, is of masses of people taking photographs of the masses of tulips, themselves and each other.
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It's Almond blossom time again at the Quinta de los Molinos, Madrid.
Our daughter took the photos yesterday.
Read A MEDITERRANEAN ORCHARD IN THE CITY OF MADRID
by Meye Maier
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 59 January 2010
There are some photographs of the garden here
http://www.mediterraneangardensocietyarchive.org/59-madrid.html
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Cynara scolymus, Artichoke
A photograph of the information board, a photo of the plant with the edible heads removed in the Botanic Garden, Madrid.
Several photos of fresh artichokes, now in season, and a scan of a cover of THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN featuring an artichoke.
And a whole article about the artichoke.
ODE TO THE THISTLE:
THE GLOBE ARTICHOKE IN GREECE
By Stelios Deverakis
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 103 January 2021