The Taxateca's Garden is a small private botanical garden which contains an interesting plant collection of hundreds of species. It was founded on May 17th of 2013 and has an extension of 2.000 square meters.
The Plants
Below are sorted alphabetically some species that are mantained alive in the garden. All images have been photographed at the garden.
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Kalanchoe beharensis
Details: It is a shrub from Madagascar with large grayish succulent leaves, which gives it a very striking appearance. It is resistant to drought but not to temperatures below -2ºC.
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
Details: Succulent plant, frost tender (until -2ºC), endemic from the central plateau of Madagascar. It is drought resistant but prefers to be watered all the year, however, the flowers only appear at the end of the coldest season.
Kalanchoe laciniata
Details: Succulent plant, frost tender (until -2ºC). It is drought resistant but prefers to be watered all the year, however, the flowers only appear at the end of the coldest season.It is native to tropical and subtropical dry Africa and Arabia.
Kalanchoe marmorata
Details: Succulent plant, frost tender (until -2ºC), that produces nicely coloured leaves and relatively big flowers. It is drought resistant but can be watered all the year, however the flowers only appear at the end of the coldest season.
Kalanchoe thyrsiflora
Category: Succulent herb. Temperature: Frost tender (until -4ºc). Water: Drought resistant. Details: Nice gray leafs. Interchange availability: Yes, cuttings.
Kalanchoe sexangularis
Category: Succulent herb. Temperature: Frost tender (until -3ºc). Water: Drought resistant. Details: Nice succulent leafs. Interchange availability: Yes, cuttings.
Kigelia africana
Category: Tree. Temperature: Frost tender (until 2ºC). Water: Regularly, few. Details: Nice flowers and strange fruits. Interchange availability: No.
Kleinia neriifolia
Category: Succulent shrub. Temperature: Frost tender (until - 5ºc). Water: Drought resistant. Details: The plant grows mainly on winter. Interchange availability: Yes, cuttings.
Kleinia picticaulis
Details: It is a succulent species of the daisy family from northeast Africa, which grows mainly in the coldest season, although it does not tolerate frost. In the warmest and driest season it usually loses its leaves.
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