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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Malephora crocea
Category: Succulent herb. Temperature: Frost tender (until -3ºc). Water: Drought resistant. Details: Creeping plant with nice flowers. Interchange availability: Yes, cuttings.
Mammillaria bocasana
Details: A Mexican cactus that is completely covered in white hairs and has sharp, hook-like spines that latch onto anything that touches it. It is relatively resistant to cold, withstanding short frosts of up to almost -10ºC.
Mammillaria bombycina
Details: A Mexican cactus that is covered by hook-like spines that latch onto anything that touches it. It flowers on spring and is frost tender.
Mammillaria elongata
Category: Succulent. Temperature: Frost tender (until -3ºc). Water: Drought resistant. Details: Small cactus. Interchange availability: Yes, cuttings.
Mammillaria gracilis
Details: Small clustered cactus native from Mexico, drought resistant, but frost tender (until -4ºC). It produce small yelowish flowers in the warm and humid season.
Mammillaria hahniana
Details: Cactus native to Mexico with latex inside, surface covered with hairs, and bright pink flowers that form rings on the stem. It grows in areas with winter drought and can resist up to -10ºC for short periods of time.
Mammillaria linaresensis
Details: A solitary small cactus endemic to a small area of northeastern Mexico. It withstands drought very well and temperatures of up to around -10°C for a few hours.
Mammillaria winterae
Details: A solitary small cactus endemic to northeastern Mexico. It withstands drought very well and temperatures of up to around -10°C for a few hours.
Melaleuca pustulata
Details: It is an endemic Tasmanian shrub, growing in relatively dry soils. It blooms massively in spring and supports up to -10ºC.
Mimosa polycarpa
Category: Shrub. Temperature: Frost tender. Water: Regularly. Details: Leafs move when are touched. Interchange availability: Yes, seeds.
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Mimusops zeyheri
Details: It is a tree from southern Africa that resists periods of drought, but not temperatures below zero degrees. It is slow growing and its fruits are edible.
Monstera deliciosa
Category: Climbing. Temperature: Frost tender (until -4ºc). Water: Regularly. Details: Big and nice leafs. Interchange availability: Yes, cuttings.
Musa x paradisiaca
Category: Small tree. Temperature: Frost tender, rhizome frost resistant. Water: Regularly to abundant. Details: Big and nice leafs, fruits edible (bananas). Interchange availability: Yes, cuttings.
Myrtillocactus geometrizans
Category: Succulent shrub. Temperature: Frost tender (until -5ºc). Water: Drought resistant. Details: Branches with nice colour.
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