The gardens and surrounding clifftop habitat at the Terranea resort where we stayed had a fascinating range of flowers and plants. Unfortunately I don't know their names!
They divided into two groups - those that were planted to create pleasant gardens and those that were closer to naturally occurring plants - they are easy to distinguish as the naturally occurring ones are virtually desert plants. It was noticeable though that even these were supported by additional watering carried through brown plastic pipes which covered the site.
This first plant (close-up below) reminded me of those very tall purple spikes of flower (Echeum?) that we had seen in San Francisco last year - and in Cornwall.
This succulent plant which looked like a House Leek was very colourful with an unusual flower.
The Bougainvillea was cleverly planted so that all the different colours grew together
This appeared to be a wild type of mesembryanthemum.
These large Paw Paw cactus which we encountered quite painfully in a smaller version at the Outer Banks last year were huge and appeared to be thriving on the cliff top.
This large cactus was growing in the cultivated garden area.
It had intriguing little fruits along the edge of the leaves/branches..
Tonight we are back in Reston, our travel adventure behind us and lots of photographs to sort out.
Next mountain will be the washing.,,
You don't need to be visiting Botanic gardens! They all look beautiful. I love the bougainvillea. No giant lemons then?
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