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What to plant in a garden in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife
The municipality of Puerto de la Cruz spans 6 to 240 m above sea level. Below: its garden zones, the climate at the centre and plants for each zone.
- Altitude
- 6–240 m
- Land area
- 8.9 km²
- Population
- 31,589
- District
- La Orotava Valley
Garden zones of the municipality
Centre (Puerto de la Cruz): 14 m above sea level
- 18.6°yearly average
- 15°night in the coldest month
- 23°day in the warmest month
- 367mm of rain per year
Medians over zone points about 1 km apart: 1981–2010 averages (CHELSA), adjusted for altitude with Copernicus DEM.
Plants by zone
North coast · 100%
Grow with little or no watering 13 plants
AgapanthusAgapanthus africanus
Aloe veraAloe vera
Bird of paradiseStrelitzia reginae
BougainvilleaBougainvillea glabraAdded with drip irrigation 15 plants
- AnthuriumAnthurium andraeanum
- Australian tree fernSphaeropteris cooperi
- AvocadoPersea americana
- BananaMusa acuminata
- Bigleaf hydrangeaHydrangea macrophylla
- Calla lilyZantedeschia aethiopica
- CamelliaCamellia japonica
- FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica
- JasmineJasminum officinale
- Lemon treeCitrus limon
- MangoMangifera indica
- MonsteraMonstera deliciosa
- Orange treeCitrus sinensis
- PapayaCarica papaya
- RoseRosa chinensis
Local wild species of this zone — La Orotava Valley 67 plants
Aderno (Heberdenia excelsa)Heberdenia excelsa
Aulaga (Launaea arborescens)Launaea arborescens
Azores laurelLaurus azorica
Barbusano (Apollonias)Apollonias barbujana
BencomiaBencomia caudata
Bitter spurge (tabaiba amarga)Euphorbia obtusifolia
- Bosea (hediondo)Bosea yervamora
- Campanilla (Convolvulus fruticulosus)Convolvulus fruticulosus
- Canary balm (Cedronella)Cedronella canariensis
- Canary bellflowerCanarina canariensis
- Canary bindweedConvolvulus canariensis
- Canary broom (retamón)Teline canariensis
- Canary buttercupRanunculus cortusifolius
- Canary cranesbillGeranium canariense
- Canary foxgloveIsoplexis canariensis
- Canary holly (acebiño)Ilex canariensis
- Canary Island date palmPhoenix canariensis
- Canary Island flatpod (codeso)Adenocarpus foliolosus
- Canary Island pinePinus canariensis
- Canary Island spurge (cardón)Euphorbia canariensis
- Canary juniper (sabina)Juniperus turbinata subsp. canariensis
- Canary lavenderLavandula canariensis
- Canary maytenus (peralillo)Maytenus canariensis
- Canary rock rose (amagante)Cistus symphytifolius
- Canary sageSalvia canariensis
- Canary sorrel (vinagrera)Rumex lunaria
- Canary sow-thistleSonchus canariensis
- Canary St John's wortHypericum canariense
- Canary strawberry tree (madroño)Arbutus canariensis
- Canary tamariskTamarix canariensis
- Canary viburnum (follao)Viburnum rigidum
- Canary wallflowerErysimum bicolor
- Canary wild olive (acebuche)Olea cerasiformis
- Canary withania (orobal)Withania aristata
- Canary wormwood (incienso)Artemisia thuscula
- Cardoncillo (Ceropegia dichotoma)Ceropegia dichotoma
- Climbing butcher's broom (Semele)Semele androgyna
- Cornical (Periploca laevigata)Periploca laevigata
- Corona de la Reina (Gonospermum)Gonospermum fruticosum
- Dragon treeDracaena draco
- Espinero (Rhamnus crenulata)Rhamnus crenulata
- Faya (firetree)Morella faya
- Guaydil (tree bindweed)Convolvus floridus
- Large-leaved St John's wortHypericum grandifolium
- Mamita (Allagopappus)Allagopappus dichotomus
- Marmulán (Sideroxylon)Sideroxylon canariensis
- Mataprieta (Justicia hyssopifolia)Justicia hyssopifolia
- Montpellier rock roseCistus monspeliensis
- Palo blanco (Picconia excelsa)Picconia excelsa
- Palo de sangre (Marcetella)Marcetella moquiniana
- Reina del monte (Ixanthus)Ixanthus viscosus
- Salado (Schizogyne sericea)Schizogyne sericea
- Sanguino (Rhamnus glandulosa)Rhamnus glandulosa
- Sow-thistle (Sonchus congestus)Sonchus congestus
- Sow-thistle (Sonchus radicatus)Sonchus radicatus
- St John's wort (Hypericum glandulosum)Hypericum glandulosum
- St John's wort (Hypericum reflexum)Hypericum reflexum
- Stemless sow-thistleSonchus acaulis
- Sweet spurge (tabaiba dulce)Euphorbia balsamifera
- Tagasaste (tree lucerne)Chamaecytisus proliferus
- Tasaigo (Rubia fruticosa)Rubia fruticosa
- Til (Ocotea foetens)Ocotea foetens
- Tree heathErica arborea
- Tree pellitory (estrelladera)Gesnouinia arborea
- Verode (Kleinia neriifolia)Kleinia neriifolia
- Viñátigo (Persea indica)Persea indica
- Wild jasmineJasminum odoratissimum
Boundaries: OpenStreetMap · Puerto de la Cruz