Some plant photographs taken in the Barcelona Botanical Gardens, Montjuic, in March 2004.
The new Botanic Garden of Barcelona was opened in April 1999 and is still in its infancy but the potential is  immense.
The garden is  designed around 8 regions, displaying plants from
Australia, Chile, North America, South & North Africa, Eastern Mediterranean, Iberia and The Canaries.
For more information visit their superb web site here.
 

        
Coleonema pulchrum
 Aloe candelabrum


Cheiridopsis robusta
 Sceletium totruosum


Gladiolus tristis
 Sophora macrocarpa


Drosanthemum bicolor
 Cistus ladanifer


Cistus albidus
 Cistus incanus


Lampranthus aureus
 Erysimum suffrutescens




Polygala virgata close up
Polygala virgata


The view from the entrance
 Sherba taking over the photography

More photos to follow when they have all been identified including some growing wild in the surrounding area.