The Virgin Islands have a lot of plants that generally don't grow in the States plus a lot that I just like. Some are beautiful and some are just sort of weird. Here are pictures of some of them.

This is lily that is growing in the VIERS compound. I don't think it's all that rare but it's pretty.




This is a Century plant. They grow for about 15 years and then send up one large flower on an extremely fast growing stalk. After blooming, the plant dies. They are being destroyed by beetles that have come over from the BVI and are killing the plants. The plant on the left is a dead one.



These are Bouglavilia flowers although I don't think that's the correct spelling. There are several different types here; tree like, bush like and climbing vines. I had never seen the small white flower in the middle of the large flower.



I believe this is an orchid and called a Dancing Lady. We came across it on a night hike to Ram Head and I had a hard time getting a good picture in the dark.




I have no idea what this is. We found it on Vieques at Isla Chiva.





Not sure about the name of this flower. Someone called it a spider lily. It is growing in the VIERS compound.





This is one of those trees that I think is interesting. I have no idea what it is.





This is a native wild pineapple plant, Bromelia pinquin, in bloom. The leaves turn red around the flower so attract pollinators. One with the fruit on it is in the Reef Bay Hike page.





One of several types of cacti found here. This one is about 12 feet tall.





The turpentine tree. It is one of the bigger trees I've seen here and has an interesting red bark.





I don't know what this one is either. I found it on a hike to Cabritte Horn Point.