pteridium aquilinum
• The ferns, whose fronds can grow up to two metres long, thrive in the thermophilic, humid laurel forests at an altitude of between 500 and 1000 metres above sea...
aeonium davidbramwellii
• The Aeonium – called "bejeque" (pronounced be - he -ke) in the Canaries – is endemic to the archipelago, with autochthonous subspecies growing on the islands of Tenerife, La...
aeonium arboreum
• The ancestors of these thick-leaved plants probably already grew in the laurel forests on the European mainland about 60 million years ago. Their descendants have evolved in...
dracaena draco
• The species of dragon tree growing on la Palma, Dracaena draco L., is endemic to Macaronesia. The plants of the butcher's broom family grow extremely slowly and at an altitude...
aeonium nobile
• The bejeques are evergreen, perennial, succulent plants and belong to the thick-leaf family and are also called Sempervivum.
Photo: Ines Dietrich
lotus pyranthus
• The rare lotus has been declared an endangered species by the World Conservation Union IUCN. The Pico de Fuego is endemic to La Palma, occurring naturally only on the...
• Between 100 and 300 m you will find the thick-leaved and spurge plants such as aeonium, verode or balsam and candelabra spurge and, in winter/spring, coastal viper's...
• Banana cultivation is one of the most important economic sectors on the Canary Island of La Palma. The fruit has been cultivated here since the end of the 19th century. In the Aridane...
• The evergreen laurel forest is nourished by the rainfall of the trade wind clouds, numerous springs and the water that drips from the rock faces in winter...
echium wildpretii ssp trichosiphon
• The pink viper's buglosses can be seen on Roque de Los Muchachos from May to June. To form its impressive inflorescence, the "tajinaste rosado" needs 3-5 years...
• The fertile lava ash in the south of La Palma is very rich in minerals with a high content of phosphorus, potassium and calcium. It releases the water it stores only slowly...
pericallis papyracea
• This endemic wildflower from the composite family is often called Mayflower, although it already shows its fragrant flowers at the beginning of March.
Photo: Ines Dietrich
Cytinus hypocistis
• The yellow rock rose shrike does not produce chlorophyll itself and lives as a parasite that extracts nutrients from its host plants, the rock roses, underground. From April...
Scilla latifolia
• This asparagus grows up to 20 centimetres high and already flowers on the island at Christmas time. On La Palma you can see many specimens of the Canary Island bluestem on the way...
Convolvulus floridus
• The Canary Island hermit flowers from February to June, needs only little water and grows on the beautiful island at an altitude of up to 600 metres...
Violeta riviniana
• This evergreen herbaceous perennial likes to flower in the sparse laurel forest.
When its fruits are ripe, their seeds are shot explosively out of the three-part fruit...
rumex bucephalophorus
• In spring, between March and April, the knotweed with its bright red stems, leaves and flowers covers the black lava field Llano del Jable near...
• Spring is the flowering time of the Canary Island pine, which – where it has room – forms a broad crown, otherwise it strives narrowly to a height of 30 to 50 metres. It...
