Welcome to Richard and Julia Stibbs's Madeira site.

These pictures were taken on a two week visit to Madeira from September 2nd-16th 2002 booked (very efficiently) by Strawberry World.
Photographs by Richard and Julia Stibbs (Olympus C3040 digital and Minolta APS) .
The images are reduced resolution for faster loading. The original high resolution images are available from Richard Stibbs.

Thanks to Hannu Tanner for plant name additions and corrections.

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Caniço Hotel Oasis Atlantico	Caniço Hotel Oasis Atlantico	Caniço	Caniço	Caniço	Caniço
Caniço Strelitzia reginae - Bird of paradise	Caniço Hibiscus rosa-sinensis	Caniço Hibiscus rosa-sinensis	Caniço Hibiscus rosa-sinensis	Caniço	Caniço Ricinus communis - castor oil plant
Caniço Ricinus communis - castor oil plant	Caniço	Caniço Datura mollis - Angels trumpet	Caniço Mesembryanthemum adule - hottentot fig	Caniço Canna sp.	Caniço Bougainvillea - Paper flower
Caniço Bougainvillea - Paper flower	Caniço	Caniço Hotel Oasis Atlantico	Caniço Hotel Oasis Atlantico	Caniço Hotel Oasis Atlantico	Funchal
Funchal	Funchal	Monte	Monte	Monte	Monte
Monte	Monte	Monte	Monte	Funchal Lilium longiflorum - Madonna lily	Funchal Agapanthus praecox - African lily
Funchal Ipomoea acuminata - Morning glory	Funchal Hedychium gardnerianum - butterfly lily	Funchal	Funchal Bougainvillea - Paper flower	Funchal Bougainvillea - Paper flower	Funchal Bougainvillea - Paper flower
Funchal	Funchal Angels trumpet & paper flower	Funchal Bougainvillea - Paper flower	Funchal Monstera deliciosa - Swiss cheese plant	Funchal Spathodea campanulata - Flame of the forest	Funchal Annona cherimola - Custard apple
Funchal Persea americana - Avocado	Funchal	Funchal Ensete ventricosum - Abyssinian banana	Funchal Plumeria rubra - Frangipani	Funchal Market	Funchal Market
Funchal Market	Funchal Market	Funchal Market	Funchal Market	Funchal Market	Funchal Market
Funchal Market	Funchal Market	Funchal Market	Funchal Market	Funchal Market	Funchal Market
Funchal Market	Funchal Market	Caniço Dawn	Funchal	Funchal Jacaranda mimosifolia	Funchal Yucca sp.
Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens Epidendrum radicans	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens Fuchsia sp.
Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens Dichorisandra thyrsiflora	Botanic gardens Impatiens sp.	Botanic gardens Lantana camara	Botanic gardens Salvia guaranitica	Botanic gardens Nerium oleander
Botanic gardens Leonotis leonurus	Botanic gardens Streptosolen jamesonii	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens Strelitzia reginae - Bird of paradise
Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens
Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens Distictis buccinatoria	Botanic gardens
Botanic gardens Tibouchina urvilleana	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens Pentas lanceolata	Botanic gardens
Botanic gardens Lagerstroemia sp.- L. indica?	Botanic gardens Canna sp.	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens
Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens
Botanic gardens Pontederia cordata	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens Aeonium arboreum	Botanic gardens Plumbago auriculata	Botanic gardens
Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens Limonium sinuatum	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens
Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens Cichorium intybus	Botanic gardens Ricinus communis	Botanic gardens Hibiscus rosa-sinensis	Botanic gardens Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Botanic gardens Hibiscus rosa-sinensis	Botanic gardens Hibiscus rosa-sinensis	Botanic gardens Hibiscus rosa-sinensis	Botanic gardens Hibiscus rosa-sinensis	Botanic gardens Hibiscus rosa-sinensis	Botanic gardens Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Botanic gardens Hibiscus rosa-sinensis	Botanic gardens Hibiscus rosa-sinensis	Botanic gardens Hibiscus rosa-sinensis	Botanic gardens Hibiscus rosa-sinensis	Botanic gardens Hibiscus rosa-sinensis	Botanic gardens Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Botanic gardens Hibiscus rosa-sinensis	Botanic gardens Hibiscus rosa-sinensis	Botanic gardens Erythrina crista-galli	Botanic gardens Hibiscus rosa-sinensis	Botanic gardens Hibiscus rosa-sinensis	Botanic gardens Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Botanic gardens Hibiscus rosa-sinensis	Botanic gardens Globularia salicina	Botanic gardens Clethra arborea - Lily-of-the-valley tree	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens
Botanic gardens Heliconia sp.	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens Monstera deliciosa - Swiss cheese plant	Botanic gardens Callistemon sp.
Botanic gardens Cassia didymobotrya	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens Solandra sp.	Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens
Botanic gardens	Botanic gardens Trachelium sp.	Caniço	Caniço	Caniço	Caniço
Caniço	Caniço	Caniço	Caniço	Ribeira Frio	Ribeira Frio Clethra arborea - Lily-of-the-valley tree
Ribeira Frio Digitalis sceptrum - Yellow fox-glove	Ribeira Frio	Ribeira Frio Geranium maderense - Madeira stork's bill	Ribeira Frio	Ribeira Frio Erigeron karvinskianus	Ribeira Frio Passiflora x exoniensis - Passion flower
Ribeira Frio	Ribeira Frio	Ribeira Frio	Ribeira Frio	Ribeira Frio	Ribeira Frio
Ribeira Frio	Ribeira Frio	Ribeira Frio	Ribeira Frio	Ribeira Frio	Ribeira Frio
Ribeira Frio	Ribeira Frio	Ribeira Frio	Ribeira Frio	Ribeira Frio	Ribeira Frio
Ribeira Frio Cedronella canariensis	Ribeira Frio	Ribeira Frio Impatiens sp.	Ribeira Frio Osteospermum barbarae - Cape marigold	Ribeira Frio Aeonium sp.	Ribeira Frio Agapanthus praecox - African lily
Ribeira Frio Helichrysum foetidum - Everlasting flower	Ribeira Frio	Ribeira Frio Hydrangea macrophylla - Hydrangea	Ribeira Frio Bituminaria bituminosa	Ribeira Frio	Ribeira Frio
Ribeira Frio Sibthorpia peregrina - Madeira moneywort	Ribeira Frio	Ribeira Frio Mimosa	Ribeira Frio	Ribeira Frio	Ribeira Frio Hydrangea macrophyla - Hydrangea
Ribeira Frio	Ribeira Frio	Pico do Arieiro	Pico do Arieiro	Pico do Arieiro	Pico do Arieiro
Pico do Arieiro	Pico do Arieiro	Pico do Arieiro	Pico do Arieiro	Pico do Arieiro	Pico do Arieiro
Pico do Arieiro	Pico do Arieiro	Pico do Arieiro	Pico do Arieiro	Pico do Arieiro	Pico do Arieiro
Pico do Arieiro	Santana Plumeria rubra -- Frangipani	Santana Hedychium gardnerianum - Butterfly lily	Santana	Santana	Santana
Santana Tropaeolum majus - Nasturtium	Santana Tropaeolum majus - Nasturtium	Santana	Santana Cucurbita sp.	Santana	Santana Plectranthus sp.
Santana Hypericum grandifolium - St John's Wort	Santana	Santana	Santana	Santana	Santana Zantedeschia aethiopica - Arum lily
Santana	Santana	Santana	Santana	Santana Amaryllis belladonna	Santana Amaryllis belladonna
Santana	Santana Hedychium gardnerianum - butterfly lily	Santana	Santana	Santana Hedychium gardnerianum - butterfly lily	Santana Bidens alba?
Santana	Santana	Santana	Santana Tecomaria capensis - Cape honeysuckle	Santana	Santana Tecomaria capensis - Cape honeysuckle
Santana Tecomaria capensis - Cape honeysuckle	Santana Tecomaria capensis - Cape honeysuckle	Santana	Santana	Santana Sonchus fruticosus - Shrubby sow thistle	Santana Colocasia esculenta - Elephant's ear
Santana	Santana	Santana	Santana	Santana	Santana Pelargonium sp.
Santana Tibouchina urvilleana - Glory bush	Camara do Lobos	Camara do Lobos	Camara do Lobos	Camara do Lobos	Camara do Lobos
Camara do Lobos	Camara do Lobos	Camara do Lobos	Camara do Lobos	Camara do Lobos	Madeira
Madeira Aloë arborescens - Sword aloe	Madeira	Madeira Thunbergia grandiflora	Madeira Globularia salicina	Madeira Nicotiana glauca - Shrub tobacco	Madeira Nicotiana glauca - Shrub tobacco
Madeira	Madeira Abutilon grandifolium	Madeira Aloë arborescens - Sword aloe	Madeira Hyssopus officinalis	Madeira Echium sp.	Madeira Aloë arborescens - Sword aloe
Madeira Aloë arborescens - Sword aloe	Madeira Aloë arborescens - Sword aloe	Madeira	Madeira	Madeira	Madeira
Madeira	Reid's Palace Hotel	Reid's Palace Hotel	Reid's Palace Hotel	Reid's Palace Hotel Hymenocallis sp.	Reid's Palace Hotel
Caniço	Caniço	Caniço	Caniço	Caniço	Funchal Senna didymobotrya - Popcorn bush
Funchal	Funchal	Funchal	Funchal Cycas revoluta - Japanese fern palm	Funchal Tibouchina urvilleana	Funchal
Funchal	Funchal	Funchal	Funchal Catharanthus roseus	Funchal	Funchal Schefflera actinophylla - Umbrella tree
Funchal	Funchal	Funchal	Funchal Spathodea campanulata - Flame of the forest	Funchal	Funchal
Funchal	Funchal Podranea ricasoliana	Porto Moniz	Porto Moniz	Porto Moniz	Porto Moniz
Porto Moniz	Porto Moniz Pasiflora x exoniensis - Passion flower	Porto Moniz	Porto Moniz	Porto Moniz	Porto Moniz
Porto Moniz	Porto Moniz Pasiflora x exoniensis - Passion flower	Porto Moniz Pasiflora x exoniensis - Passion flower	Porto Moniz	Porto Moniz	Porto Moniz
Porto Moniz Begonia minor	Porto Moniz	Porto Moniz	Porto Moniz Crithmum maritimum	Porto Moniz Matthiola maderensis & Helichrysum obconicum	Porto Moniz Agave americana - Century plant
Saõ Vicente	Boaventura	Boaventura	Boaventura Fuchsia sp.	Boaventura	Boaventura
Boaventura	Boaventura	Boaventura	Boaventura	Boaventura Tropaeolum majus - Nasturtium	Boaventura Tropaeolum majus - Nasturtium
Boaventura Tropaeolum majus - Nasturtium	Boaventura	Boaventura	Boaventura	Boaventura Sempervivum lowei - Stonecrop	Boaventura Sempervivum lowei - Stonecrop
Boaventura Tropaeolum majus - Nasturtium	Boaventura Anemone hupehensis	Boaventura	Boaventura	Boaventura	Boaventura
Boaventura	Boaventura	Boaventura	Blandy's garden	Blandy's garden Streptosolen jamesonii	Blandy's garden Spathodea campanulata
Blandy's garden	Blandy's garden	Blandy's garden Duranta repens	Blandy's garden Erythrina crista-galli - Cock's comb coral tree	Blandy's garden	Blandy's garden
Blandy's garden	Blandy's garden Amaryllis belladonna	Blandy's garden Amaryllis belladonna	Blandy's garden Amaryllis belladonna	Blandy's garden Verbena sp. - V. rigida?	Blandy's garden Datura sanguinea & Canna sp.
Blandy's garden	Blandy's garden	Blandy's garden	Blandy's garden Clethra arborea - Lily-of-the-valley tree	Blandy's garden	Blandy's garden
Blandy's garden Datura mollis - Angels trumpet	Blandy's garden	Blandy's garden Amaryllis belladonna	Blandy's garden Amaryllis belladonna	Blandy's garden	Blandy's garden Datura mollis - Angels trumpet
Blandy's garden Datura mollis - Angels trumpet	Camacha	Camacha	Camacha	Blandy's wine harvest	Blandy's wine harvest
Blandy's wine harvest	Blandy's wine harvest	Blandy's wine harvest	Blandy's wine harvest	Blandy's wine harvest	Blandy's wine harvest
Blandy's wine harvest	Blandy's wine harvest	Funchal wine festival	Funchal wine festival	Funchal wine festival	Funchal wine festival
Funchal wine festival	Funchal wine festival	Funchal wine festival	Funchal wine festival	Monte tropical gardens	Monte tropical gardens
Monte tropical gardens Euphorbia pulcherrima - Poinsettia	Monte Agave americana - Century plant	Monte	Monte	Monte	Jardims do lago Plumeria rubra -- Frangipani
Jardims do lago Cardiospermum grandiflorum - ballon vine	Jardims do lago	Jardims do lago	Jardims do lago	Funchal Market	Jardims do lago
Jardims do lago Plumeria rubra -- Frangipani	Jardims do lago	Jardims do lago	Jardims do lago Spathodea campanulata - Flame of the forest	Jardims do lago	Funchal	Funchal	Funchal wine festival	Funchal wine festival	Jardims do lago

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