Agave, avocado, cacao, chile, cotton, elephant foot, dahlias, milkweed, poinsettias, vanilla and zinnias are among 120 native Mexican plants spotlighted in a display garden just opened to the public under the auspices of the Museo Trompo Magico in the northern fringes of Zapopan.
“You don’t think some of these plants are from Mexico, but they are,” says Lydia Chapa, former president of the Guadalajara Garden Club, which has been working with the museum for 18 months in constructing the display, “Plantas de México para el Mundo,” (Mexican Plants for the World) within the Jardín Ecológico (ecology garden) located next to the parking lot.
In fact, Mexico is ranked fifth in a list of countries considered highly biodiverse – after Brazil, Colombia, China and Indonesia, the display points out.
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