Growing a Mexica Garden

Mexica gardens are composed of a mixture of medicinal, hallucinogenic, and decorative plants.  Most plants in the garden serve a purpose from attracting those beautiful huitzillin to serving as an offering.  Many plants are associated with Teomeh such as Xochipilli, Tlaloc, and Quetzalcoatl.  The plants featured on this page compose a typical indigenous garden and are by no means an exhaustive list.  These are the most basic plants used in healing and ceremony and are essential to every garden.  Caution: do not attempt to ingest hallucinogenic plants without first learning the ceremony the plant is used for.  Improper usage can kill you. 


Quetzalmizquitl
feathered cactus
Teotl Association: Quetzalcoatl
Euro scientific name: Parkinsonia aculeata L.
Euro common name: Retama

 

Cempoalxochitl
flower of the dead
Teotl Association: Cihuacoatl-Quilaztli
Euro scientific name: Tagetes erecta
Euro common name: Marigold

 

Izquixochitl
symbol of life
Teotl Association: Xochiquetzal
Euro scientific name: Bourreira huanita
Euro common name: -

 

Iyauhtli
Teotl Association: Tlaloc
Euro scientific name: Tagetes lucida Cav.
Euro common name: Perícon, Mexican tarragon

 

Ololiuhqui
hallucinogenic
Teotl Association: Xochipilli
Euro scientific name: Turbina corymbosa
Euro common name: Morning Glory

 

Iyetl
hallicunogenic
Teotl Association: Xochipilli
Euro scientific name: Nicotiana tabacum L.
Euro common name: tobacco

 

Sinicuichi
hallicunogenic
Teotl Association: Xochipilli
Euro scientific name: Heimia salicifolia
Euro common name: -

 

Apipiltzitzinti
children of the water, hallucinogenic
Teotl Association: Xochipilli
Euro scientific name: Psilocybe aztecorum
Euro common name: mushroom

 

Toaloatzin, Tolohuaxihuitl, Tlapatl
hallucinogenic
Teotl Association: Xochipilli
Euro scientific name: Datura stramonium L.
Euro common name: Toloache

 

Pipilzitzinti
hallucinogenic
Teotl Association: Pilzintecuhtli
Euro scientific name: Salvia divinorum
Euro common name: Hierba Maria

 

Cacao
Xocolatl
Teotl Association: -
Euro scientific name: Theobroma cacao L.
Euro common name: Cocoa

 

Hueynacaxtli
Teotl Association: -
Euro scientific name: Enterolobium cyclocarpum
Euro common name: Earpod tree

 

Yolloxochitl
Teotl Association: -
Euro scientific name: Talauma mexicana
Euro common name: Magnolia

 

Cacahuaxochitl
Teotl Association: -
Euro scientific name: Quararibea funebris
Euro common name: - molinillo

 

Hualcaxochitl
Teotl Association: -
Euro scientific name: Philodendron pseudoradiatum Matuda
Euro common name: -


Cacaloxochitl
Teotl Association: -
Euro scientific name: Plumeria Acutifolia
Euro common name: West Indian Jasmine

 

Tlilxochitl
Teotl Association: -
Euro scientific name: Vanilla planifolia Andrews
Euro common name: -

 

Oceloxochitl
Teotl Association: -
Euro scientific name: Tigridia pavonia
Euro common name: -

 

Ahuehuete
metapor for the world tree
Teotl Association: -
Euro scientific name: Taxodium mucronatum Tenore
Euro common name:
Montezuma bald-cypress

 

Yaxche, Yax Imixche
metapor for the world tree
Teotl Association: -
Euro scientific name: Ceiba pentandra Gaertn.
Euro common name:
Ceiba

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