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Ines Dietrich

Every day, Ines Dietrich is thrilled anew by the diversity of the island. Ines has lived and worked on Isla Bonita for almost 25 years. She is the author of the somewhat different travel guide "Secrets of the Island of La Palma" from Konkursbuchverlag Claudia Gehrke (published in German and in Spanish). Ines Dietrich invites you on a year-round journey through La Palma in twelve chapters.
27.10.2021
Fern
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...
27.10.2021
Aeonium
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...
27.10.2021
Tree aeonium
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...
28.10.2021
Dragon tree
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...
28.10.2021
Noble Aeonium
aeonium nobile • The bejeques are evergreen, perennial, succulent plants and belong to the thick-leaf family and are also called Sempervivum. Photo: Ines Dietrich
28.10.2021
Lotus pyranthus
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...
21.10.2021
Coastal vegetation
• 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...
01.11.2021
Laurel forest
• 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...
01.11.2021
Pink Viper's bugloss
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...
21.10.2021
Volcanic area vegetation
• 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...
10.11.2021
Teide broom
Cytisus supranubius, syn. Spartocytisus supranubius • The Teide broom grows between 1700 and 2400 metres above sea level...
10.11.2021
Pericallis papyracea
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
10.11.2021
Cytinus hypocistis
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...
10.11.2021
Cebolla almorrana mayor
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...
10.11.2021
Morning glory tree
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...
10.11.2021
Dog violet
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...