Above: A Botanical Garden cable car descending to the gardens as my car returns to Monte.
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1 to 9 show views in the Botanical Gardens ...
... #1 and #2 Heliconia Bihai, from South America.
... #3 Heliconia Rostrata, or False Bird of Paradise, from Peru, Colombia and Ecuador.
... #4 Brahea Edulis, or Guadalupe Palm, from Guadalupe.
... #5 and #6 Iresine Herbstii, sometimes called the Chicken Gizzard plant, manicured to form colourful patterns.
... #7 Lavandula Pinnata, or Fernleaf Lavendar, native to Madeira.
8 shows the stairs to Funchal from homes at the top of the mountain.
9 shows a cable car descending to the Botanical Gardens.
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