Barbados Flora & Fauna

When I was a child, everybody had at least one Petrea shrub in their garden, just like the magnificent specimen shown in the photos, an...

Panda ficus is not native to Barbados, but it has become very popular because of it’s hardy nature. As a member of the “ficus” group,...

Pusley (also known as Puslane or Purslane) grows like a weed all over Barbados, and most people treat it like a weed, ie pull it up. Howeve...

Barbados is home to a variety of both land and sea crabs, some of which are shown here. Only one land crab that I am aware of is edible, Sw...

Kalanchoe is a rather delightful plant that grows easily just about anywhere. It puts out these wonderful bunches of lovely red flowe...

The Frangipani Hawkmoth Caterpillar (Pseudosphinx tetrio) is a very colourful and substantially sized caterpillar that is pretty diff...

Rice Fern (as we call it) is also commonly known as Asparagus Fern, and can be found growing all over Barbados, mainly in garden...