Barbados Blooms

These pretty as can be flowering shrubs can be seen in many local gardens across Barbados. The most common coloured flowers you will find from the Oleander are pink, white and yellow. With its deep green waxy coated leaves, this shrub attracts many butterflies...

Hibiscus flowers are one of those infamous tropical flowers which you will notice dotted everywhere around Barbados. They grow on large bushes and can be found in a variety of colours, from vibrant red to pink to white and even yellow! They grow between 4 and...

A determined climber and one of the most popular flowers in Barbadian gardens is the Allamanda. Although a native to Brazil, the Allamnada was brought to Barbados and now screams its yellow buttercup shaped flowers all over the island. The Allamanda is a woody...

Some of you may have heard of it, some of you not, nonetheless we will tell you anyway. Nik-named Pursley by many Barbadians - however more globally known as Purslane - is a succulent plant found along many coasts of Barbados. Not only does it make for a pretty...

The Black Pearl or Velvet-Seed Tree officially called The Mgambo Tree is a highly ornamental small tree that has shiny foliage and an attractive growth habit with a nice rounded canopy; this makes them well suited to small tropical gardens or as a beautiful...

Seen either in the gardens or potted in the houses of almost every Barbadian at Christmas is Poinsettia. Explosive in its red and very vibrant colour, the poinsettia is actually indigenous to Mexico and Central America. The popular Christmas plant derives its...

Coconut trees are one of the more popular trees found in Barbados. It has been said that the...

Some tropical blooms to celebrate the mid-week. The blooms we decided to share today are erect Heliconias which can be seen scattered across Barbados, especially the country. These low growing, crab-claw shaped flowers are lovely as a landscaping plant but also...