Madeira Island Magazine - May/June 2022
The dazzling "Flower Festival" opens the way for the return of Madeira's celebrations in early May. Between May and June, the events calendar is packed with music festivals such as the "Aleste Festival" and "Aqui Acolá Festival", as well as international sporting events such as "Ultra Skyrunning Madeira", "Trans Madeira" and the "Canyoning Madeira Meeting". Events such as the "Madeira Classic Car Revival" and other multicultural events of great local and tourist importance are planned such as the "Mercado Quinhentista", the "Festival do Atlântico", the "Festa da Cereja", the "Festas de São João" in Porto Santo and Calheta, as well as the "Festas de São Pedro" in Ribeira Brava and Câmara de Lobos, celebrations that will attract thousands of people to the Archipelago. In this edition you can also read about The Flower Festival and the 10 Flowers to discover in the Garden of the Atlantic; Porto Santo Beach; Leisure Areas in Calheta, Captain’s Tower Museum, Ponta do Garajau and much more. Come and celebrate with us and be infected by the spontaneous and traditional joy that the Madeiran people 'breathe' at these events.
The dazzling "Flower Festival" opens the way for the return of Madeira's celebrations in early May. Between May and June, the events calendar is packed with music festivals such as the "Aleste Festival" and "Aqui Acolá Festival", as well as international sporting events such as "Ultra Skyrunning Madeira", "Trans Madeira" and the "Canyoning Madeira Meeting". Events such as the "Madeira Classic Car Revival" and other multicultural events of great local and tourist importance are planned such as the "Mercado Quinhentista", the "Festival do Atlântico", the "Festa da Cereja", the "Festas de São João" in Porto Santo and Calheta, as well as the "Festas de São Pedro" in Ribeira Brava and Câmara de Lobos, celebrations that will attract thousands of people to the Archipelago.
In this edition you can also read about The Flower Festival and the 10 Flowers to discover in the Garden of the Atlantic; Porto Santo Beach; Leisure Areas in Calheta, Captain’s Tower Museum, Ponta do Garajau and much more.
Come and celebrate with us and be infected by the spontaneous and traditional joy that the Madeiran people 'breathe' at these events.
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Novelos
9 Também apelidada de
Hortênsia, esta planta de porte
arbustivo é habitualmente avistada a
caminho das serras, nas bermas das
estradas regionais, pelo simples facto
de florescer idealmente em ambientes
húmidos sob luz indireta.
Uma curiosidade interessante
acerca dos Novelos é que as suas
pétalas têm a capacidade de mudar de
cor de acordo com o índice de acidez
e alcalinidade do solo. Quando o seu
solo atinge um estado ácido com pH
abaixo dos 6,5 surgem flores azuis, já
com um pH acima de 7,5 onde o solo se
torna alcalino, as pétalas atingem a cor
rosada e até branca.
Hydrangea
9 Known as Novelos, this
bushy plant is usually seen
along the roadsides on the way
to the mountains, for the simple
reason that it flourishes in humid
environments under indirect light.
An interesting curiosity about
the Novelos is that its petals have
the capacity to change colour
according to the acidity and
alkalinity index of the soil. When the
soil reaches an acidic state with a
pH below 6.5 blue flowers appear,
whereas with a pH above 7.5 where
the soil becomes alkaline, the
petals turn pinkish or even white.
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Orquídea da Serra
10 A Orquídea da Serra é
uma espécie endémica do
arquipélago da Madeira que habita
a Floresta Laurissilva. É atraída por
lugares húmidos que se situam entre
os 500 e os 1100 metros. Podem ser
observadas habitualmente no Ribeiro
Frio e no sítio das Ginjas, no concelho de
São Vicente.
É uma planta caracterizada pelo
seu caule erguido e folhas longas,
atingindo cerca de 10 a 15 flores de cor
rosa-púrpura que florescem em forma
cónica. É uma espécie encantadora.
Madeira Orchid
10 The Madeira Orchid is an
endemic species that grows in
the Laurissilva Forest where it is found
in damp areas between 500 and 1100
meters altitude. It can usually be found in
Ribeiro Frio and in Sitio das Ginjas, in the
municipality of São Vicente.
Characterized by its upright stem
and long leaves, this enchanting species
grows about 10 to 15 purple-pink flowers
that bloom in a conical shape.
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