The bird of paradise flower, Madeira's national pride.
The Portuguese but autonomous island of Madeira is also sometimes called the flower island.
Since it's only the beginning of April, we didn't really expect this amount of floral beauty at all.
This bird of paradise flower (Latin name Strelitzia reginae) or birdhead flower (Latin name Strelitzia reginae) or birdhead flower provides a beautiful color spectacle.
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With global warming, it might be possible in the summer. Or have they bloomed then? It is often too dry here in the summer, now too. That wasn't 10 years ago.
I have a seed from Mallorca, which is now germinating.