Canary Island Flowers

[John Forrest]

A few weeks ago I went to my Brother in Law's wedding in Tenerife. The reception was at the Abama Hotel with beautifully maintained grounds. It is amazing what has been done in the space of only about 5 years with a fantastic amount of mature trees and shrubs. Here are a few of the ones I had the time to photograph before I was dragged away to take 'people'.

Later I will post some of the wild stuff and hope I can get some ID's

[Maggi Young]

What a good "eye" you have JoF ! 8)These flowers have an extra "sculptured" look that is magical when well photographed... a treat to see these tropical gems.... it is VERY cold here!!

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Wonderful pix John !
Thanks for a ray of sunshine on this very dull day we're having here ! 

[Lesley Cox]

Thanks for these lovely flowers John. I'm warmer just looking at them. It's cold here too, today (very slight frost! so early in the season). It must be warm somewhere.

[John Forrest]

Thanks for your kind comments.
These are very different, being some of the wild things found in the scrub land above the resorts, where my brother in law lives.
If you can put a name to any of them I would be most grateful (or correct those that I have made a ctab at)
1 Asphodelus is an attractive spike easily spotted
2 Asphodelus detail
3 Ricinus
4 (Euphorbiaceae) shrub obviously adapted to the dry conditions
5 PINKY SHRUB I'm sure I know this one but have tried for weeks to drag it from the back of my mind to the front, so fsr ithout success so please put me out of my misery.
6 Cactus This may not be indigenous because I have seen it in gardens as well.
7  YELLOW SHRUB like the rest of the shrubby things was never taller than waist height.
8  YELLOW SHRUB RED SEED POD

Please help to ID if you can

[Carlo]

John,

Your "Cactus RE" and "yellow shrub, red seed pod" are both Euphorbias...

[Gerdk]

John,
Thanks for the beautiful shots - enjoyed them while it is so dull here.
Your no. 5 = Fagonia albiflora
       no. 7 = Periploca laevigata

and in your first set no. 2  Campsis radicans = Tecoma capensis

Gerd

[John Forrest]

Thanks very much for your ID's Gerd and Carlo. I found that the 'cactus' was in fact Euphorbia canariensis.
Here are the rest of them to ID and for you to confirm or otherwise.
1  Lavandula canariensis
2 Lavandula canariensis detail
3 Anagalis sp
4 Bulb
5 Bulb detail
6 I was quite taken byt the juxtaposition of these 2 making a natural bouquet. I think the white one may be Argyranthemum broussonetii
7 The leguminosae one or Papilionaceae if you prefer.

[Gerdk]

John, Once again a nice selection!

Bulb no. 4 + 5  = either Scilla latifolia (flowering stems up to 50 cm) or Scilla haemorrhoidales (flowering stems up to 15 cm)

Gerd

[Ezeiza]

Hi John:

Nr. 2 is Tecomaria (Tecoma) capensis, practically perpetually flowering in a warm climate.

Kind regards

[John Forrest]

Thanks again Gerd. I looked up Scilla latifolia & S. haemorrhoidales on Google but there was no picture for S. haemorrhoidales. It did have one for Scilla latifolia and the flower spike had several differences in structure and mine was also shorter, so I guess that it is probably S. haemorrhoidales.
Thanks also to Ezeiza for Tecomaria (Tecoma) capensis correction.

Best wishes
John