Wild flowers – Aloe vera

Introduced to the ABC-islands in colonial times, the Aloe vera plant is now almost naturalized on the islands and grows in the wild.

Wild flowers – Flamboyant

The so beloved Flamboyant, one of the most beloved trees on our islands, does not originally come from Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao or even from the Caribbean.

Wild flowers – Bringamosa

Everyone with a good knowledge of nature on the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao know that the Bringamosa plant has a very close relationship with the Flaira.

Wild flowers – Beyisima

One of the most conspicuous flowers you can find almost all over the place on all three islands of Aruba Bonaire and Curaçao is of the invasive plant called Beyisima, Beyísima or Coralita (Antigonon leptopus).

Wild flowers: Haematoxylum brasiletto

There are two (2) tree species on the island that have been the source of an enormous amount of discussions and disagreements between people because of their name; the Kibrahacha and the Brasia.

Wild flowers – Pinda shimaron

A small delicate yellow flower almost everybody oversees.

Wild flowers: Melocactus macracanthos

The month of April marks the flowering of the Melocactus locally called Milon di seru or Bushi (Melocactus macracanthos).

Wild flowers: Yerba di lagadishi

This tiny little beauty is almost always overlooked as too many people classify it as ‘only a weed’ (onkruid).

Wild flowers: Blue porterweed

If you want hummingbirds in your garden you need this plant in your garden. The Blue porterweed is a much loved garden plant for all who want to attract hummingbirds and butterflies to the garden.

Wild flowers: Castor bean

If you look closely at the flower cone on the photo you will see that it consists of 2 different kinds of flowers; creamy rounded ones on the underside and reddish ones on the upper side.

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