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This page on the plant life of Malta is
not an expert horticultural work. Rather it highlights some
of the more beautiful and unusual plants that can be found
by the amateur gardener on a tourist trip to Malta.
To the left and right is the
bougainvillea in full flower. In Malta they don't appear to
be growing wild, although they are cultivated by amateur
gardeners to great effect. The picture on the right shows a
Bougainvillea which has been grown as a standard.
Click here for a site that all you ever wanted to
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Various forms of cactus are common in Malta because
of the year round warmth, lack of rain and sandy
soil. If you visit Malta in May or June you will be
lucky enough to see these cacti in flower. click the
picture on the right to see a larger version of this
cactus flower. Even the prickly cactus is beautiful
at this time of year.
On the left is an oddity
that we saw. Click the picture to enlarge it and you
will snails grouped around the leaves in the cactus.
Presumably this is some way for them to extract
water from the plant but I can't guarantee that. |
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Two smaller plants that are
frequently found in Maltese gardens. We are
reasonably sure that the picture on the left is of a
Cape Daisy. For more information on Cape Daisies,
click here.
On the right is a picture of
Cytisus (Broom) which thrives in Maltese weather and
soil conditions. |
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On the left is the herb fennel which grows wild by
the roadside all over Malta.
First right is the common geranium which grows well
in Maltese gardens. The flower colour appeared more
deep than usual.
Finally a mystery flower on the far right. The
flower is definitely exotic, but we were unable to
identify it. |
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The tree, it's fruit and the bark
are found growing in many places in Malta. In some
case it's cultivated but in others it is growing
wild.
Click any of the three pictures to see this
unusual tree in more detail. |
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The three picture in this row are of
nerium oleander. These are native to Malta
and other areas of the Mediterranean.
The flowers are beautiful and appear in May and
June growing wild all over Malta. Click the pictures
to see them more closely. |
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Click any of the above four pictures for a close up view. We
were very surprised to see roses growing successfully
(second picture along) in Malta. This wasn't a rarity, they
were growing in many of the gardens we visited.BACK TO MALTA
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