THE BOTANIC GARDEN IN FUNCHAL AND PARKS IN MADEIRA
Ever since the XVIIth century there have been plans to create a Botanical Garden in Madeira. And in 1960 this dream finally came true. The Quinta do Bom Sucesso, a propriety belonging to the Reid family, was purchased for this purpose. The Madeira Botanical Garden has a privileged location on the south side of a valley at an altitude of between 200 and 350 metres so conditions are ideal to support its exuberant vegetation.
The garden reveals to the visitor a combination of harmonious shapes and contrasting colours backed by views over the beautiful landscape of Funchal Bay and the surrounding mountains. In this garden are than 2,000 exotic plants from all continents; notable are the orchids, arum lilies, the bird of paradise flower (strelitzia sp) magnolias, azaleas, bromeliads, cactus, palm trees, ferns and many others. They are so well adapted they might be growing in their original habitat. The gardens are not simply a beautiful leisure space. The Botanical Gardens are located on the Caminho do Meio, Quinta do Bom Sucesso, Funchal.
