USE OF ENDEMIC PLANTS FROM THE CANARY ISLANDS FOR GARDENING

Introduction of endemic flora from the Canary Islands as ornamental plants in gardens have taken increasing importance during the last years.
The large number of endemic taxa and high ornamental capacity of many of them, have encouraged to search for these ornamental possibilities in order to support not only their growing in gardens but to spread the knowledge of Flora from the Canaries.
This review focuses on 11 endemic species of the island of Gran Canaria with ornamental capacities.
Different criteria, such as ornamental potential value and presence in Gran Canaria, have been used to choose the species.
Three aspects with ornamental and chorological interest are studied in grown plants: Flowering phenology, biometric measurements, chorology and spatial use restrictions in Gran Canaria.
Spatial use restrictions are underlined in order to avoid environmental problems such as hybridism and sub-spontaneity in Gran Canaria.
Important differences in flowering phenology and biometric study were found between wild and cultivated plants, with longer flowering period and larger biometric measurements.

XXVIII International Horticultural Congress on Science and Horticulture for People (IHC2010): International Symposium on Advances in Ornamentals, Landscape and Urban Horticulture

J.A. Rodríguez- Pérez, G. Hernández González

chorology, phenology, biometric measurements

https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2012.937.143