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August 27, 2018 by Kurt Buzard

Succulent and Cactus Gardens of the Relais de la Reine in Madagascar

Madagascar Palm (Pachypodium lamerei) with Octopus Tree (Didierea madagascariensis), Aloe and Christ Thorn. Relais de la Reine Lodge, Madagascar

Madagascar Palm (Pachypodium lamerei) with Octopus Tree (Didierea madagascariensis), Aloe and Christ Thorn. Relais de la Reine Lodge, Madagascar

The garden at Relais de la Reine is concentrated on succulents and cactus and is one of the more remarkable collections I have seen. They have a collection of the Malagasy succulents Didierea and Alluauda from the famous “Spiny Forest”, a beautiful collection of indigenous Aloe and Kalanchoe, a collection of rare and unusual euphorbia from the Americas and Africa and an equally amazing collection of unusual cactus with the very rare Brasiliopuntia cactus. You will be forgiven if all these names just went over your head, this post will focus on pictures of these unusual plants with a minimal description. Even if you don’t know their names, these plants are something you will not want to miss. The Spiny Forest in the south of Madagascar is a world of spiky octopus trees and swollen baobabs, and almost all its species exist only in Madagascar.
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Filed Under: Hotels and Lodges, Madagascar, Plants and Gardens Tagged With: Alluaudia, Aloe, Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis, Cactus, Continental Drift, Convergent Evolution, Crested, Didierea, Dusty Kalanchoe, Echinopsis subdenudata, Euphorbia, Euphorbia milii, Euphorbia stenoclada, Garden, Genetic Malformation, Gondwana, Madagascar, monstrous, Mother of Thousands, Opuntia Cactus, Opuntia erinacea, Opuntia galapageia, Opuntia Monacantha Variegata Monstruosa, Opuntia schickendantzii, Opuntia/Consolea rubescens, Pachypodium, Pangaea, Photos, Pictures, Plate Techtonics, Relais de la Reine, Spiny Forest, Succulents, Walking Kalanchoe

August 25, 2018 by Kurt Buzard

Relais de la Reine Lodge in Madagascar

Relais de la Reine Lodge, Madagascar

Relais de la Reine Lodge, Madagascar

I have decided to do posts on the resorts we visited in Madagascar as part of my tour, not because I have any financial interest in the properties, but because they were uniformly some of the most beautiful places I have ever been and because each of them reflects the surrounding area with unique gardens and plants. I actually found the sumptuous lodgings for tourists somewhat incongruous with the overall poverty of rural Madagascar although this is often the case in other parts of the world. Suffice it to say that there are more than a few wonderful “destination resorts” located around Madagascar that international travelers will find safe and more than comfortable. Relais de la Reine is one of three French-owned hotels situated in private grounds close to Isalo National Park. Isalo National Park is a National Park in the Ihorombe Region of Madagascar. The park is known for its wide variety of terrain, including sandstone formations, deep canyons, a palm-lined oases, and grassland. The closest town is Ranohira, and the closest cities are Toliara and Ihosy. A total of 340 animal species are known to inhabit the area, including 82 species of birds, 33 species of reptiles, 15 species of frogs and 14 species of mammals. We were particularly interested in the Ring-Tailed Lemur (which we saw on the way at Anja Community Reserve), the Red-Fronted Brown Lemur and of course, Verreaux’s Sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) in Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park (56 miles (90 km) to the west of Isalo National Forest).
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Filed Under: Hotels and Lodges, Madagascar Tagged With: Bismarck Palm, Bougainvillea, Dragon Tree, Golden Painted Bamboo, Hemp Sisal Plants, Hotel, Isalo National Park, Isalo Park Massif, Jacaranda, Lodge, Madagascar, Madagascar Periwinkle, Pineapple Plant, Plumeria, Relais de la Reine

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