Encyclia parviflora

Encyclia parviflora Encyclia parviflora   By Biól. Jesús Ángel Barajas Fragoso June 22, 2025 There are around 70 species of Encyclia in Mexico and one of the smallest flowers in this genus is the Encyclia parviflora. This orchid is native and endemic to Mexico. Although it is generally epiphytic, that is, it grows on other […]

Announcing Tessa Lee as incoming Executive Director

Announcing Tessa Lee as incoming Executive Director Announcing Tessa Lee as incoming Executive Director   By Jesús Reyes June 20, 2025 We are thrilled to announce Tessa Lee as incoming Executive Director of the Vallarta Botanical Garden. She will take up her position in the coming months. Tessa is a career sustainability professional, with a […]

Bare-throated Tiger-Heron

Bare-throated Tiger-Heron Bare-throated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum   By Biól. Jesús Ángel Barajas Fragoso June 18, 2025 The Bare-throated Tiger-Heron is an elegant bird measuring just under a meter tall that lives in the aquatic ecosystems of Mexico in northwestern South America. Unlike other herons, it prefers solitude. Its diet consists of fish, frogs, crustaceans, and […]

Govenia Superba

Govenia superba Govenia superba   By Eduardo Villegas June 17, 2025 This month we would like to introduce a beautiful orchid: Govenia superba, a species of terrestrial habit native to Mexico that goes by the names of yellow lily and cozticzacatzacuxochitl. This orchid prefers a cool to cold climate. Its pseudobulbs are globose and are […]

Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird

Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird Tilmatura dupontii   By Ric Chamblee June 17, 2025 The Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird is one of my favorite hummingbirds to photograph and quite small in size. The Male Sparkling-tailed Hummingbirds are 8.2 to 10.1 cm (3.2 to 4.0 in) long – including the tail. Females are 5.8 to 7.5 cm (2.3 to […]

Encyclia Trachycarpa

Encyclia trachycarpa Encyclia trachycarpa   By Eduardo Villegas June 17, 2025 Mexican orchids have a special attraction for the tourist sector that invites you to visit the Botanical Garden of Vallarta, where you will find them exhibiting a great variety of shapes and striking colors that make it impossible not to see, admire and contemplate […]

Connecting with the botanical community at APGA 2025

Connecting with the botanical community at APGA 2025 Connecting with the botanical community at APGA 2025 By Christopher Jacobs June 3, 2025 We headed to Denver this month to attend the 2025 conference of the American Public Gardens Association ( APGA ). The “Mile High City” is famed for being a welcoming and inclusive place […]

Stripe-headed Sparrow

Stripe-headed Sparrow Stripe-headed Sparrow Peucaea ruficauda   By Blanca Gabriela Chávez Garcia y Biól. Jesús Ángel Barajas Fragoso May 31, 2025 This month we present a bird that is easy to spot in the surroundings of the Vallarta Botanical Garden: The Stripe-headed Sparrow, a medium-sized bird that lives in savannahs, shrublands, secondary forests and open […]

Conservation Work

Conservation Work Conservation Work Bringing you closer to our Conservation work than ever before   By Christopher Jacobs May 28, 2025 As we enter the fifth month of our 20th anniversary year, we have been thinking of ways to connect you, our valued friends and supporters, more deeply with the conservation work of the Garden. […]

Education for Conservation

Education for Conservation Education for Conservation A new project in El Cuale for the local production of the white oak (Quercus cualensis) By Dr. Maribel Arenas Navarro May 28, 2025 We are delighted and excited to share with you that we have launched our next educational program in the community of El Cuale, Jalisco. Last […]