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Camposol Mazarron, south of Spain, Costa Calida. To fully appreciate our garden, it is necessary to have some
knowledge. Herewith you will find a summary of plants, palms, trees and shrubs you encounter in our garden. This list
is only meant to help you to discover our garden.
Blue hesper palm, Mexican blue palm, blue palm, sweet brahea palm, palma blanca
Family: Arecacea / Palmae (palm Family). Blue hesper palm grows naturally in desert canyons and cliffs on rocky
limestone soils in northwestern Mexico (Baja California and Sonora) at low to medium altitudes.
Blue hesper palm may grow -50 ft (12 m) tall and 16 ft (4.9 m) in width. The blue hesper palm trunk is slightly swollen
at the base and grows up to 1.5 ft (0.5 m) in diameter. It usually has persistent scars from the bases of petioles (leaf
stems) that have since dropped off or been removed.
It is drought tolerant (although occasional deep irrigation is recommended), can handle both partial shade and full sun,
and temperatures down to -12 degrees C. The inflorescence of the blue hesper palm is considered by many to be one of
the most beautiful among all the palms.
The genus name honors the Danish Astronomer, Tycho Brahe (1546-1601). The species part of the name comes from
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Chamaerops humilis
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Phoenix canariensis
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Size : 40-60ft (20 m) with frond spread of 20-40ft, slow growing reaching 10ft in 15 years
Leaves : pinnate feather-like fronds, arching at top, 15ft long, green, long-lived, toothed petioles
Flowers : dioecious; brush-like stalks to 6ft long bearing small off-white flowers
Fruit : on female trees, round yellow-orange fruit, in across; not edible. Stems/Trunks: trunk more massive than P.
dactylifera, to 4ft across (including frond sheath); often pruned to pineapple shape. Hardiness : damaged at 20F (-10
C).
Phoenix roebelinii
Ravenea rivularis
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Majesty palm. Family : Arecacea / Palmae (palm Family). Origin : Madagascar river fronts
This is a beautiful feather-leafed palm whose symmetrical form and smooth, flared trunk combine to create living
sculpture for the landscape. Growth Habits: Palm tree to 40 feet tall (12 m) trunks to 12 inches in diameter (30 cm)
USDA : 9b-11. Frost Tolerance : Semi hardy in Phoenix, to -5C. Heat Tolerance : Resistant
In order to grow rapidly, Majesty Palms require plenty of water and fertilizer.
Washingtonia robusta
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Cycas revolutas
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slow-growing and requires about 50-100 years to achieve this height. Trunks can branch multiple times, thus
producing multiple heads of leaves.
Frond damage can occur at temperatures below -5 C.
A rugged trunk, topped with whorled feathery leaves has lead to the common name "Sago Palm", however it is actually
related to conifer and Ginko trees - all cone bearing plants which trace their origins back to the ancient flora of the
early Mesozoic era. Often called "living fossils", Cycads have changed very little in the last 200 million years.
Zamia Furfuracea
Cardboard palm, cardboard cycad, cardboard plant, cardboard sago, jamaican sago and mexican cycad
The plant's binomial name comes from the Latin zamia, for "pine nut", and furfuracea, meaning "mealy" or "scurfy".
Family : Zamiaceae (coontie Family). Cardboard palm is native to the warm sandy coastal plains of Mexico. This is
another of our "living fossil" plants, its kind surviving on earth since the time of the dinosaurs.
Cardboard palm has leaves 3-4 ft (0.9-1.2 m) long that emerge from a central point forming a rosette. When grown in
bright sunlight the rosette becomes a 3 foot high clump of tightly overlapping leaves that will slowly grow to 6 ft (1.8
m) in diameter.
Hardiness : USDA Zones 9-11. Sustains leaf damage at 28F (-2C).
Succulent
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Trees
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Calamondin orange, Panama orange, calamansi, China Orange, musk lime, Panama orange, Philippine orange,
to-kumquat
Family Rutaceae. In many Latin countries, the calamondin plant is found in backyards, and the fruit is called "agri-
dulce" (sweet and sour). It is known by the botanical name of Citrus mitis Blanco or Citrofortunella mitis and is
considered a good remedy for the "grippe" (cold). Horticulturists believe that the Calamondin is a hybrid of lime and
mandarin, or lime and kumquat, or kumquat and mandarin.
Calamondin halves or quarters may be served with iced tea, seafood and meats, to be squeezed for the acid juice. They
were commonly so used in Florida before limes became plentiful. Some people boil the sliced fruits with cranberries to
make a tart sauce. Calamondins are also preserved whole in sugar syrup, or made into sweet pickles, or marmalade. A
superior marmalade is made by using equal quantities of calamondins and kumquats.
In Hawaii, calamondin-papaya marmalade is popular.
In Malaya, the calamondin is an ingredient in chutney. Whole fruits, fried in coconut oil with various seasonings, are
eaten with curry. The preserved peel is added as flavoring to other fruits stewed or preserved.
The juice is primarily valued for making acid beverages. It is often employed like lime or lemon juice to make gelatin
salads or desserts, custard pie or chiffon pie.
In the Philippines, the extracted juice, with the addition of gum tragacanth as an emulsifier, is pasteurized and bottled
commercially. This product must be stored at low temperature to keep well. Pectin is recovered from the peel as a
by-product of juice production. Size : 6 m. Hardiness : to -12C.
Kumquats or cumquats
Family : Rutaceae. Kumquats originated in China (they are noted in literature dating to the 12th century), and have
long been cultivated there and in Japan. They are slow-growing, evergreen shrubs or small trees, from 2.5 to 5 metres
tall, with dense branches, sometimes bearing small thorns. The leaves are dark glossy green, and the flowers pure
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white, similar to other citrus flowers, borne singly or clustered in the leaf-axils. The kumquat tree produces 80 to 100
fruit each year. The tree can be hydrophytic, and fruit is often found floating near the shore during the kumquat season.
The kumquat fruit resembles a miniature oval orange, 3 to 5 centimetres (1.2 to 2.0 in) long.
Kumquat can withstand frost down to about -10 C (14 F) without injury. Culinary uses include: candying and
kumquat preserves, marmalade, and jelly. They can also be sliced and added to salads. A liqueur can also be made by
macerating kumquats in vodka or other clear spirit. In Taiwan, kumquats are a popular addition to both hot and iced
tea.
Citrus limon
Lemon
Family : Rutaceae. Origin : Southeast Asia or Italy
Growth Habits : Evergreen tree, up to 20 feet tall (6 m), up to 15 feet in spread (4.5 m)
Sun Exposure : Full sun Recommended Temperature Zone : USDA : 9b-11 (-1,-2C).
Cupressus sempervirens
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Italian cypress, tuscan cypress, or graveyard cypress or pencil pine, mediterranean cypress
Cupressaceae Family. Native to the eastern Mediterranean region, in northeast Libya, southeast Greece (Crete,
Rhodes), southern Turkey, Cyprus, western Syria, Lebanon, Israel and western Jordan, and also a disjunct population
in Iran.
Form : columnar, tall, extremely narrow dense pyramidal tree. Seasonality : evergreen
Size : 40-90ft (20-30 m), spread of only 10ft or less. Leaves : gray-green scale, immature growth more needle-like
Flowers : inconspicuous. Fruit : small rounded cone about the size of a quarter, not ornamental
Stems/Trunks : single trunk, gray. Range/Origin : southern Europe and Asia, now widely distributed. Hardiness : to
-20C.
Cypress used to be used in distilleries as staves to hold mash ferments to make alcohol before the invention of stainless
steel.
Olea Europaea
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Olive
Family : Oleaceae. Native to the coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean region, from Lebanon, Syria and the
maritime parts of Asia Minor and northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian Sea.
Its fruit, the olive, is of major agricultural importance in the Mediterranean region as the source of olive oil. The Olive
tree is an evergreen tree or shrub native to the Mediterranean, Asia and parts of Africa. It is short and squat, and rarely
exceeds 8-15 meters in height. The silvery green leaves are oblong in shape, measuring 4-10 cm long and 1-3 cm wide.
The trunk is typically gnarled and twisted.
Olives are harvested at the green stage or left to ripen to a rich purple colour (black olive). Canned black olives may
contain chemicals that turn them black artificially. A tree located in Santu Baltolu di Carana in Sardinia, Italy, named
with respect as the Ozzastru by the inhabitants of the region, is claimed to be 3000 to 4000 years old according to
different studies.
Damage can occur at temperatures below -12 C.
Dwarf Bottlebrush
Family: Myrtaceae. Origin: Australia. Folliage tyle : evergreen mounding shrub. The leaves are narrow, an unusual
blue-green and crowded on the stems.
Flower season : Spring/Summer. The flower spikes are dark red - The flowers have giant stamens resembling
bottlebrushes.
Max. height: 1.2 m. Max. width: 1 m. Grow in full sun and warm climates. Hardiness: Tolerant to -8C.
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Spider plant
Family : Liliaceae. Classification : Monocotyledon. Folliage tyle : Evergreen
Max. height : 0.5 m / 1.6 ft. Max. width : 1 m / 3.3 ft
Evergreen perennial with long, linear, bicoloured, white leaves with an olive-green margin.
Plant Form or Habit : curved cascading. Flower Color : white. Blooming Period : spring summer fall
Spider plants have also been shown to reduce indoor air pollution.
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Family : Celastraceae. Native to Japan, China. Tolerances : deer, pollution, seashore, slope. The Evergreen Euonymus
is one of the most durable landscape plants. Able to resist drought, it even stands up to seaside winds and salt spray.
Leaves splotched with yellow. Light : Full sun or partial shade. Height : 30 cm. USDA Hardiness Zone : 6 to 9 : -
15C.
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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Lavendula dentata
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Myrtus Communis
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Nerium Oleander
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Oleander, adelfa, alheli extranjero, baladre, espirradeira, flor de So Jose, laurel de jardn, laurel rosa, laurier
rose, flourier rose, olean, aiwa, rosa francesca, rosa laurel, and rose-bay (Inchem 2005), leandru (Romanian),
zakum, zakkum, zakhum (Turkish), zaqqum (Arabic)
Family : Apocynaceae (dogbane Family)
Nerium oleander is native to northern Africa, the eastern Mediterranean basin and southeast Asia.
This fast growing evergreen shrub can reach up to 6 m tall but is usually seen trimmed at 3 m). It forms a rounded
mound to about 3 m) wide. It is a tough, versatile plant with showy summertime flowers in white, red, pink, salmon
and light yellow.
Oleander prefers dry, warm climates and may naturalize in such areas. Hardiness : USDA Zones 8-10 (-6,-10C).
Pelargonium zonale
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can tolerate only minor frosts. Bloom in : V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X. Height : 120 cm. Hardiness : to -2C
The flowers of this strikingly beautiful species range from rose pink to all shades of red including pure white.
Combined with its decorative rounded foliage, long flowering period and ease in cultivation, it is one of the most
rewarding shrubs for the garden.
Rosemary
Family : Lamiaceae. It is native to the Mediterranean region.
Rosemary is an attractive evergreen shrub with pine needle-like leaves. It's trusses of blue flowers last through spring
and summer in a warm, humid environment. It will grow to a height of 1 m.
The botanical name Rosmarinus is derived form the old Latin for 'dew of the sea', a reference to its pale blue dew-like
flowers and the fact that it is often grown near the sea. It is a symbol or remembrance and friendship, and is often
carried by wedding couples as a sign of love and fidelity.
Tradition says that rosemary will grow for thirty-three years, until it reaches the height of Christ when he was
crucified, then it will die. Sprigs of rosemary were placed under pillows at night to ward off evil spirits and bad
dreams. The wood was used to make lutes and other musical instruments.
We continue to use rosemary in many of the same ways that our ancestors did: in potpourris to freshen the air, and in
cosmetics, disinfectants and shampoos. The fresh and dried leaves are used frequently in traditional Mediterranean
cuisine as a herb. Rosemary is extremely high in iron, calcium, and Vitamin B6.
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Santolina chamaecyparissus
Cotton Lavender or Gray Santolina Bakuk (Croat), Cameciparisso (Italian), Ciprez prava (Croat), Crespolina
di Marchi (Italian), Gr helgonrt (Swedish), Mirisni svetolin (Croat), Pelin mirisni zenski (Croat), Pustena
svetolina (Croatfamily Asteraceae)
Origin: Spain, Morocco. Sun Exposure: Full sun
Growth Habits: Evergreen subshrub up to 2 feet tall (60 cm), 3 feet in diameter (90 cm).
It is in leaf all year, in flower from July to August, and the seeds ripen from August to September. The scented flowers
are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Insects. We rate it 2 out of 5 for
usefulness.
USDA : 7-10. Frost Tolerance: Hardy to 0F ( -18C)
The aromatic leaves are used as a flavouring for broths, sauces, grain dishes etc. The leaves and flowering tops are
antispasmodic, disinfectant, emmenagogue, stimulant and vermifuge.
Cotton lavender is rarely used medicinally, though it is sometimes used internally as a vermifuge for children and to
treat poor digestion and menstrual problems. When finely ground and applied to insect stings or bites, the plant will
immediately ease the pain. Applied to surface wounds, it will hasten the healing process by encouraging the formation
of scar tissue. The leaves and flowering stems are harvested in the summer and dried for later use. The leaves are
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strewn amongst clothes to repel moths etc. The growing plant repels various insect pests, especially cabbage moths.
The dried leaves are used in pot-pourri.
An essential oil from the leaves is used in perfumery, the oil is also obtained from the flowers.
Strelitzia Reginae
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Thyme, common thyme, common garden thyme, english thyme, farigola, folia thymi, french thyme, garden
thyme, gartenthymian, herba thymi, herba timi, mother of thyme, red thyme, rubbed thyme, serpyllium,
shepherd's thyme, spanish thyme, ten, thick leaf thyme, time, timo, thym, thyme aetheroleum, thyme oil, thymi
herba, thymian
Family : Lamiaceae
Thyme is widely cultivated for its strong flavour, which is due to its content of thymol. Thyme is best cultivated in a
hot sunny location with well drained soil. It is generally planted in the spring and thereafter grows as a perennial.
Thyme is a good source of iron and is used widely in cooking.
Thyme, while flavourful, does not overpower and blends well with other herbs and spices. In French cuisine, along
with bay and parsley it is a common component of the bouquet garni, and of herbes de Provence. In some Levantine
countries, the condiment za'atar (Arabic for thyme) contains thyme as a vital ingredient.
The essential oil of common thyme (Thymus vulgaris) is made up of 20-55% thymol. Thymol, an antiseptic, is the
main active ingredient in Listerine mouthwash. Before the advent of modern antibiotics, it was used to medicate
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bandages. It has also been shown to be effective against the fungus that commonly infects toenails.
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