Strelitzia nicolai and Cycas revoluta welcome you to the gardens. Pic taken just after the entrance.
 
 
 

Archontophoenix cunninghamiana crown under palm canopy. Trunk of W.robusta

Showy Howea forsteriana in the jungle. Watch for the urban parrots colony!
 
 
 

Another one

Still from the same zone, an horizontal view.
 
 
 
 
 

Monstera deliciosa happily climbing on a trunk, among luxuriant vegetation.

New planting spot for a young palmetum.. guess the species!
 
 
 

Arenga engleri

Cycas circinnalis hangs well over me (6')
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Various Cycads

A large Macrozamia droops its fronds.. like hairs after a shower
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

HUGE Ficus macrophylla (or magnolioides, as it's traditionally called there).
Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Oliveri

Very partial view of the pond with Colocasia
 
 
 
 
 

Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) in a corner

Dendrocalamus giganteus directly from Palermo, the Tropics.
 
 
 
 

SMD (Succulent Manoeuvres in the Dark)

Aloes and shadow going together
 
 

Aloe, again.

Euphorbia in the succulent zone
 
 

Big footed Beaucarnea recurvata

Me under a giant century-old Yucca elephantipes
 
 
 
 

The sun is at Zenit, midday is approaching,  and two elusive guys walk along the way.. who might they'll be? Simpler than ever: Giuseppe Oliveri (green weared) from Salaparuta and Pietro Puccio from Palermo. The latter guided us, Giuseppe and me, thru the gardens showing and mentoring all day (THANKS!). Also, in the end, he paid the lunch in the restaurant. A big Hooray! for our jolly good fellow!

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