Guide to Fruits, Flowers and Trees Grown in the Azores
Welcome to Paradise! Located a short two-hour flight from mainland Europe these nine islands are one of the most beautiful island destinations. Their old-world charm and natural beauty add to the unique character that each one of these islands has. The Azores are famous for their hydrangea lined roads, an abundance of flowers in the countryside and private gardens, and the hundreds of unique plants that grow just in the region.
They say anything and everything grows in the Azores, and this is the case because of the mineral-rich volcanic soil that allows that plants to flourish here. The Azores are divided into three regions for political and commercial reasons, and these three regions all have various weather patterns due to their isolated location in the ocean. The abundance of rain in the winter and spring months and the delicate balance of sunshine during the summer months make these islands a mecca for nature lovers. Some private botanical gardens have recently opened up to the public on most of the islands from Sao Miguel to Graciosa.
The famous Jose do Canto garden located in Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel is a beautiful 19th-century manor home and gardens with hundreds of unique trees and flowers to explore. A collection of over 600 camelias exists here.
The public park known as Antonio Borges, named after the landowner and founder who donated his beautiful garden to the city, is a busy garden. Many people are coming to admire the hundred-year-old trees and human-made caves exist on the property. The lovely lily pond is a great place to relax with a book or have a picnic in the park.
The most famous and one of the most beautiful in all of the Azores is the Terra Nostra garden with the volcanic mineral pool that is one of the most iconic and famous destinations on the island. Here you can explore the elaborate and well-manicured garden through the various paths that connect the pool, hotel, and gardens altogether. Here everything looks and smells like paradise. The gardeners work daily to make sure everything is perfect, from the elaborately cut shrubs to the hundreds of unique flowers and trees.
The following species are plants and flowers endemic to the Azores islands, which means this is the only place on the earth where it grows, which is different than Native plants that grow naturally here but as well as in other locations in the world. So it is interesting to see these rare endemic plants that thrive on this north Atlantic island climate.
- Azorean Holly
- Azorean Blueberry
- Azorean Cherry
- Hawkbit
- Azorean Heather
- Azorean Laurustinus
- Azorean Dwarf Mistletoe
- Picconia Azorica
- Blackthorn
- Azorean Juniperus
- Azorean Ivy
- Azorean Laurel
- Azores Bellflower

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