In Bloom at Sparoza
The photo at the top of this page shows dawn over Sparoza as viewed from the water cistern in November (Photo Lucinda Willan)
With nearly 1,000 different plants in the collection, you can always find something in bloom in the MGS garden at Sparoza. Lucinda Willan is Head Gardener at Sparoza and would like to share with you her favourite plants as they come into flower throughout the year.
Photos are by Lucinda Willan, unless stated otherwise
Click or tap on pictures of the flowers to enlarge the photo and read when the plant blooms and where to find it in the garden. To see a map of Sparoza with the names of garden zones go here. To read Lucinda’s detailed descriptions of the plants, please follow Sparoza Garden on Instagram.
December - Pleiospilos nelii
December - Teucrium brevifolium
December - Eremophila glabra
December - Coleus caninus
December - Narcissus papyraceus
December - Mandragora officinarum
December - Dipcadi serotinum
December - Rosa ‘Mermaid’
December - Clematis cirrhosis
December - Fibigia lunarioides
December - Iris unguicularis
December - Lavandula canariensis
December - Aloe arborescens
December - Cyclamen graecum
December - Muehlenbeckia platyclada
December - Eriocephalus africanus
December - Rosa ‘Cramoisi Superieur’
December - Crocus boryi
December - Tecoma capensis
December - Maurandya barclayana
December - Crocus cartwrightianus
December - Crocus cartwrightianus
December - Cyrtanthus mackenii
December - Justicia californica
December - Ceratonia siliqua
December - Crocus goulimyi
November - Narcissus papyraceus
November - Mandragora autumnalis
November - Montanoa grandiflora
November - Colchicum cupanii
November - Crocus cartwrightianus
November - Cotyledon orbiculata
November - Abutilon pictum ‘Thompsonii’
November - Kleinia fulgens
November - Tecoma capensis ‘Apricot’
November - Crocus goulimyi
November - Crocus tournefortii
November - Ceratonia siliqua
November - Salvia madrensis
November - Crocus cancellatus subsp mazziaricus
November - Nerine bowdenii cv
November - Oxalis articulata
November - Salvia discolor
November - Lavandula multifida
November - Cuphea hyssopifolia
November - Cyclamen graecum
October - Satureja spicigera
October - Haemanthus albiflos
October - Bougainvillea spectabilis
October - Salvia ‘Phyllis’ Fancy’
October - Passiflora sp.
October - Echinopsis chamaecereus
October - Sternbergia lutea
October - Ornithogalum caudatum
October - Barleria cristata
October - Tecoma capensis
October - Stapelia divaricata
October - Nerine sp.
October - Austrocylindropuntia subulata
October - Epiphyllum oxypetalum
October - Oxalis bowiei
October - Orbea variegata
October - Crocus cancellatus subsp mazziaricus
October - Senecio angulatus
October - Micromeria fruticosa
October - Pilea cadierei
September - Salvia chamaedryoides
September - Salvia ‘Blue Note’
September - Plumbago auriculata
September - Mandragora autumnalis
September - Leucophyllum frutescens
September - Lantana camara
September - Hemerocallis sp.
September - Haemanthus coccineus
September - Drimia maritima
September - Cyclamen graecum
September - Bougainvillea spectabilis cv
September - Bougainvillea spectabilis cv
September - Asparagus acutifolius
September - Amaryllis belladonna
August - Salvia coccinea ‘Coral Nymph’
August - Cereus peruvianus f. monstrosus
August - Ecballium elaterium
August - Zephyranthes robusta
August - Zephyranthes ‘La Bufa Rosa’
August - Salvia microphylla
August - Salvia farinacea ‘Victoria’
August - Salvia discolor
August - Salvia ‘Viola’s Darling’
August - Podranea ricasoliana
August - Pavonia hastata
August - Nymphaea alba cv
August - Monstera deliciosa
August - Liriope muscari
August - Lantana montevidensis ‘Alba’
August - Justicia carnea
August - Ipomoea purpurea
August - Iochroma australe
August - Hibiscus syriacus
August - Habranthus tubispathus
August - Duranta erecta
August - Duranta erecta ‘Alba’
August - Crinum moorei
August - Cascabela thevetia ‘Alba’
August - Amaryllis belladonna
July - Utricularia sp
July - Tulbaghia 'Hazel'
July - Sinningia tubiflora
July - Russelia equisetiformis
July - Ruellia simplex
July - Plumeria alba
July - Pelargonium zonale cultivar
July - Pavonia praemorsa
July - Origanum sipyleum
July - Origanum dictamnus
July - Orbea variegata
July - Medinilla magnifica
July - Lavandula multifida
July - Ipomoea purpurea - pink form
July - Hibiscus syriacus
July - Eriogonum fasiculatum
July - Epiphyllum oxypetalum
July - Echeveria elegans
July - Cotyledon orbiculata
July - Bupleurum fruticosum
July - Buddleja sp
July - Begonia masoniana
July - Bauhinia corymbosa
July - Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica
June - Tulbaghia violacea
June - Tipuana tipu
June - Thymus capitatus
June - Punica granatum
June - Petrosedum sediforme
June - Penstemon ‘Margarita B.O.P.’
June - Parkinsonia aculeata
June - Opuntia ficus-indica
June - Lomelosia cretica
June - Jacaranda mimosifolia
June - Feijoa sellowiana
June - Eryngium campestre
June - Echinopsis tubiflora
June - Cichorium intybus
June - Cestrum aurantiacum
June - Cereus peruvianus f. monstrosus
June - Cereus jamacaru
June - Capparis spinosa
June - Brachyhiton populneus
June - Aloiampelos striatula
June - Aloe somaliensis
May - Aloe mitriformis
June - Agave lechuguilla
June - Agapanthus praecox
May - Yucca gloriosa
May - Wachendorfia paniculata
May - Trachelospermum jasminoides
May - Thapsia garganica
May - Staphisagria macrosperma
May - Salvia canariensis
May - Russelia equisetiformis
May - Rosa banksiae var. banksiae
May - Rosa Mermaid
May - Rosa 'Duchesse de Brabant’
May - Rosa ‘Complicata’
May - Ptilostemon chamaepeuce
May - Pittosporum tobira
May - Origanum onites
May - Ophrys scolopax
May - Olea europae
May - Nymphaea alba
May - Nigella arvensis
May - Iris x germanica
May - Iochroma australe
May - Hypericum empetrifolium
May - Hippeastrum cultivar
May - Hardenbergia violacea
May - Genista acanthoclada
May - Drimiopsis maculata
May - Delphinium peregrinum
May - Consolida ajacis
May - Cistus creticus
May - Bupleurum flavum
May - Bulbine frutescens ‘Hallmark’
May - Bauhinia corymbosa
May - Anthyllis hermanniae
May - Anacamptis coriophora
May - Aloiampelos striatula
May - Aloe maculata
May - Abutilon megapotamicum
April - Wisteria sinensis
April - Wigandia caracasana
April - Spiraea x vanhouttei
April - Sparaxis tricolor
April - Salvia verbenaca
April - Scilla peruviana
April - Scaligeria napiformis
April - Salvia africana-lutea
April - Rosa hugonis
April - Petromarula pinnata
April - Orchis italica
April - Ophrys scolopax
April - Ophrys ferrum-equinum
April - Matthiola sinuata
April - Lotus maculatus
April - Jasminum polyanthum
April - Iris x hollandicum
April - Iris x germanica
April - Iris pallida
April - Ferula communis
April - Ferraria crispa
April - Eschscholzia californica
April - Crupina crupinastrum
April - Convolvulus cneorum
April - Cistus parviflorus
April - Cercis siliquastrum
April - Campanula carpatha
April - Bartlettina sordida
April - Asphodelus aestivus
April - Anacamptis papilionacea
March - Iris attica
March - Pelargonium incrassatum
March - Muscari commutatum
March - Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca ‘Citrina’
March - Iris tuberosa
March - Iris tuberosa
March - Anemone pavonina
March - Euphorbia characias
March - Vicia villosa
March - Fritillaria obliqua
March - Ophrys iricolor
March - Ophrys tenthredinifera
March - Aurinia saxatilis
March - Gladiolus tristis
March - Himantoglossum robertianum
March - Vicia sativa
March - Tulipa saxatilis
March - Fritillaria conica
March - Anemone pavonina
March - Tulipa raddii
March - Bellevalia dubia
March - Senna artemisioides
March - Fritillaria graeca
March - Aloe sp.
March - Ophrys speculum
March - Moraea sisyrinchium
March - Cerinthe retorta
March - Sapraxis grandiflora subsp. grandiflora
March - Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum
March - Coleonema album
March - Anthyllis barba jovis
February / March - Euryops virgineus
February / March - Euphorbia segetalis var. pinea
February / March - Chasmanthe floribunda
February - Iris x germanica
February - Aloiampelos ciliaris
January - Cyclamen persicum
January - Aloe arborescens
January - Anemone coronaria
January - Anthemis chia
January - Bergenia cordifolia
January - Cestrum x cultum ‘Cretan Purple’
January - Eriocephalus africanus
January - Euphorbia dendroides
January - Euryops pectinatus
January - Himantoglossum robertianum
January - Iris unguicularis
January - Lavandula dentata
January - Narcissus papyraceus
January - Narcissus romieuxii ‘Julia Jane’
January - Pelargonium quercifolium
January - Polygala myrtifolia
January - Prunus dulcis
January - Retama raetam
January - Rosa ‘Iceberg’
January - Ruta graveolans
January - Salvia rosmarinus ‘Severn Sea’
January - Teucrium fruticans ‘Agadir’
January - Teucrium fruticans ‘Azureum’
December - Salvia rosmarinus
December - Oreopanax capitatus
December - Mandragora officinarum
December - Dipcadi serotinum
December - Cuphea hyssopifolia
December - Crocus cartwrightianus
December - Arisarum vulgare
December - Anemone coronaria
December - Aloe arborescens
December - Abutilon pictum ‘Thompsonii’
November - Narcissus obsoletus
November - Rosa ‘Iceberg’
November - Nerine bowdenii cultivar
November - Ceratonia siliqua
November - Crocus cartwrightianus
November - Leucophyllum frutescens
November - Leucophyllum laevigatum
November - Oxalis flava
November - Crocus goulimyi
October / November - Barleria cristata
October / November - Oxalis bowiei
October / November - Salvia leucantha
October / November - Mandevilla hybrid
October - Muscari parviflorum
October - Prospero autumnale
October - Mandragora autumnalis
October - Cochliasanthus caracalla
October - Hemerocallissp.
October - Drimia maritima
October - Salvia ‘Phyllis’ Fancy’
October - Sternbergia lutea
October - Epiphyllum oxypetalum
October - Orbea variegate.
October - Salvia guaranitica
September / October - Yucca elephantipes
Sept / Oct - Lonicera x brownii ‘Dropmore Scarlet’
September - Satureja spicigera
September - Haemanthus coccineus
September - Ipomoea purpurea pink form
July / August / September - Ruellia simplex
July / August / September - Lycianthes rantonnetii
August - Zephyranthes ‘La Bufa Rosa’
August - Amaryllis belladonna
July / August - Tulbaghia violacea
July / August - Russelia equisetiformis
July / August - Pavonia hastata
July / August - Ipomoea purpurea
July / August - Cascabela thevetia
July / August - Bupleurum fruticosum
July / August - Bougainvillea sp.
July - Opuntia ficus-indica
July - Nymphaea alba
July - Echinopsis tubiflora
July - Austrocylindropuntia subulata
July - Agapanthus praecox
June - Tipuana tipu
June - Jacaranda mimosifolia
June - Tulbaghia ‘Bob Brown’
June - Epiphyllum oxypetalum
June - Bauhinia corymbosa
June - Yucca sp
June - Bupleurum fruticosum
June - Erigeron glaucus ‘Wayne Roderick’
June - Ipomea purpurea
June - Plumbago auriculata
June - Dicliptera sericea
June - Capparis spinosa
June - Rosa ‘Mermaid’
June - Carissa macrocarpa
June - Duranta erecta ‘Sapphire Showers’
June - Centaurea cineraria
June - Duranta erecta
June - Opuntia microdasys
June - Brachychiton populneus
June - Melia azedarach
June - Rosa ‘Complicata’
June - Ptilostemon chamaepeuce
June - Agapanthus praecox
June - Bupleurum flavum
June - Parkinsonia aculeata
June - Lilium candidum
June - Cotyledon orbiculate
June - Myrtus communis
June - Limoniastrum monopetalum
May - Punica granatum
May - Opuntia ficus-indica
May - Ixia viridiflora
May - Hippeastrum
May - Freesia laxa subsp. laxa
May - Echinopsis tubiflora
May - Ebenus cretica
May - Convolvulus sabatius
May - Acca sellowiana
April / May - Thapsia garganica
April / May - Syringa microphylla
April / May - Salvia lavandulifolia
April / May - Pelargonium quercifolium
April / May - Ornithogalum arabicum
April / May - Nymphaea alba
April / May - Nigella damascena
April / May - Iris x germanica
April / May - Dimorphotheca ecklonis
April / May - Cistus parviflorus
April / May - Aloe species
April / May - Aloe maculata
April - Zantedeschia aethiopica
April - Wachendorfia paniculata
April - Tritonia squalida
April - Phlomis purpurea
April - Moraea vegeta
April - Matthiola sinuata
April - Leopoldia comosa
April - Iris x hollandica
April - Ferula communis
April - Eriobotrya deflexa
April - Consolida ajacis
April - Cistus monspeliensis
April - Bartlettina sordida
April - Allium neapolitanum
April - Abutilon x hybridum
April - Papaver rhoeas
April - Salvia hierosolymitana
April - Salvia africana-caerulea
April - Ferraria crispa
April - Cistus x skanbergii
March - Wisteria sinensis
March - Sparaxis grandiflora subsp grandiflora
March - Anemone pavonina
March - Wigandia caracasana
March - Anthyllis barba-jovis
March - Salvia africana-lutea
March - Tulipa saxatilis
March - Billbergia nutans
March - Iris germanica
March - Coleonema album
March - Gladiolus tristis
March - Fritillaria obliqua
February - Narcissus romieuxii ‘Julia Jane’
February - Euryops pectinatus
February - Euphorbia dendroides
February - Dipcadi serotinum
February - Muscari commutatum
February - Globularia alypum
February - Rosa ‘Iceberg’
February - Himantoglossum robertianum
February - Cyclamen persicum
February - Chasmanthe floribunda
February - Retama raetam
February - Hardenbergia violacea
February - Iris tuberosa
February - Prunus dulcis
January - Iris unguicularis
January - Thymelaea hirsuta
January - Narcissus papyraceus
December - Anemone coronaria
December - Freylinia lanceolata
December - Cascabela thevetia ‘Alba’
December - Aloe arborescens
December - Dietes iriodes
November - Crocus cartwrightianus
November - Montanoa grandiflora
November - Crocus Goulimyi
November - Narcissus obsoletus
November - Prospero autumnale
November - Muehlenbeckia platyclada
November - Bulbine frutescens ‘Hallmark’
October - Mandragora autumnalis
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