Parque Nacional Garajonay

Hansenii groundsel (Pericallis hansenii)

Other names: White Herbs. Highly branched shrub, usually up to three meters, but sometimes climbs to the tops of trees reaching up to about eight feet high. It has a beautiful bloom with small flowers in inflorescences pinkish white. Lives only in rare areas of the laurel forest, preferring clear that allow adequate lighting. It's a pretty rare species whose reproduction in the nursery has been very successful both by seed and by cuttings. It is a species threatened with vulnerable category. Blooming: mid-June to mid-July.