Monday, February 24, 2020

plants at Paradisus Resort, Dominican Republic

The grounds at Paradisus Resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic are lush and well maintained.  Love that crooked palm!  What a sight for sore eyes after all that white snow at home on Prince Edward Island!
Plants that in Canada are confined to pots inside grow huge here.  This is a croton, with lots of waxy, colourful leaves.












Crown of thorns as a houseplant is about 30 cm tall.
These guys are more than a metre tall with huge flowers.

















Bourganvillia:  The true flowers are actually tiny and white.  The bright pink bracts are actually colourful leaves.












 Bromeliads in the open-air lobby














Perfect conditions for orchids:  warm and humid.












hibiscus are so plentiful, they are used to decorate the bathroom.  At home, every flower is a treasure!

















The agave are truly huge, and so spiky I got caught and had to carefully unlatch myself before my shirt got ripped.













A freshly planted tiny palm has time to grow into a giant.














A regular pothos houseplant at home in Canada shows its true origins with huge leaves and the ability to climb straight up a tree.





Hedges of this lovely plant with shiny green leaves and scarlet flowers were everywhere.

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