Events: Vallarta Botanical Garden

Hummingbird Festival

Hummingbird Festival

Hummingbird FestivalTuesday, August 12 to Saturday, August 16 | Activities included with general admission Hummingbird season has arrived at the Vallarta Botanical Garden! Join us for a vibrant week full of color, motion, and creativity for all ages. Enjoy guided walks, artistic workshops, and photo challenges celebrating these flying jewels. Workshops require same-day registration at…

Mexican Association of Botanical Gardens meet in Vallarta

Mexican Association of Botanical Gardens meet in Vallarta

On April 12 and 13, the Vallarta Botanical Garden received a visit from the Mexican Association of Botanical Gardens (AMJB), represented by its member Mรณnica Rivas, who is also director of the neighboring Haravรฉri Botanical Garden, as well as Salvador Arias, director of the UNAM Botanical Garden, Josรฉ Viccon, secretary of the AMJB, and Mario…

Cuitlauzina Pendula: Orchid of the month

Cuitlauzina Pendula: Orchid of the month

Orchids, with their elegance and diversity, have captivated nature lovers for centuries. Among these botanical jewels, Cuitlauzina pendula stands out as an endemic species of Mexico that deserves our attention. It is a small to medium-sized orchid, epiphytic and, in some cases, terrestrial, with a short rhizome and green pseudobulbs with two leaves each. It…

Choosing Flowers to Match One’s Personality: Tulips vs. Orchids
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Choosing Flowers to Match One’s Personality: Tulips vs. Orchids

Choosing a flower to suit one’s personality is a fun way to add meaning and beauty to an event or home decor. In this article, we’ll discuss two popular blooms โ€” tulips and orchids โ€” and how to determine which one suits you better. Flowers have been revered for their beauty and symbolism for millennia….

Conservation in Action, Preserving Nature
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Conservation in Action, Preserving Nature

Our regionโ€™s flora and fauna are worth protecting. While the real estate boom in Puerto Vallarta and the Riviera Nayarit may be a blessing to our regionโ€™s economy, aspects of its current development are of great concern for those who love and appreciate nature. Many places that were inaccessible refuges for wildlife just a few…

Orchids at the Vallarta Botanical Garden
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Orchids at the Vallarta Botanical Garden

Text and photos are courtesy of the Vallarta Botanical Garden. Did you know Vanilla plant is an orchid? Pleurothalis cardiothallis The collections of our botanical garden hold a great diversity of orchids with large and showy flowers, but when you visit us, remember to pay attention to the small details, because some orchids produce flowers…

2022 Garden of Excellence Award Winner!
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2022 Garden of Excellence Award Winner!

The Vallarta Botanical Garden (VBG) was awarded the prestigious โ€œGarden Excellence Award for 2022โ€ presented by the American Public Gardens Association (APGA), North Americaโ€™s most important public garden organization. This marks the first time that any garden outside the U.S. has received this coveted honor, and we beat over 600 other public garden institutions in…

The oldest herbal book in the Americas
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The oldest herbal book in the Americas

CRUZ โ€“ BADIANO MEXICAN CODEX The Libellus de medicinalibus indorum herbis, better known as the Cruz-Badiano Codex (of Mexican medicinal plants) is the oldest medicinal book that has been produced in America. It was compiled in 1552, at the Colegio de Santa Cruz de Santiago Tlatelolco in Mexico City by the indigenous doctors Martรญn de…

Vallarta Botanical Garden

Vallarta Botanical Garden

The Vallarta Botanical Garden (VBG) was awarded the prestigious โ€œGarden Excellence Award for 2022โ€ presented by the American Public Gardens Association (APGA), North Americaโ€™s most important public garden organization. This marks the first time that any garden outside the U.S. has received this coveted honor, and we beat over 600 other public garden institutions in North America to win.

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