ON VIEW MAY 8 - NOV 2, 2021
Frida Kahlo, Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird (detail), 1940.
© 2021 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Tropical Inspiration Garden Beds
Located in the shaded areas under the canopy of majestic live oaks, the Tropical Inspiration Garden Beds showcase the tropical plants that are found in Casa Azul and can be seen in Frida’s artwork. This includes philodendron, sansevieria, tropical bird-of-paradise, and others.
Featured Plants

Purple Elephant Ear
Alocasia ‘Regal Shield’

Snake Plant
Sansevieria zeylanica

Snake Plant
Sansevieria trifasciata ‘Laurentii’

Stromanthe
Stromanthe sanguinea ‘Triostar’

Dragon Plant
Dracaena fragrans ‘Lemon Lime’

Dragon Plant
Dracaena fragrans ‘Limelight’

Spineless Yucca
Yucca elephantipes

Wood Fern
Thelypteris kunthii

Autumn Fern
Dryopteris erythrosora

Tropical Bird of Paradise
Strelitzia nicolai

Horsehead Philodendron
Philodendron bipennifolium

Banana
Musa sp.

Rattlesnake Calathea
Calathea lancifolia

Rhoeo 'Tricolor'
Tradescantia spathacea

Sago Palm
Cycas revoluta

Variegated Flax Lily
Dianella tasmanica ‘Variegata’

Aztec Grass
Liriope muscari

Texas Gold Columbine
Aquilegia chrysantha hinckley ana

Mandarin Plant
Chlorophytum amaniense

Ponytail Palm
Beaucarnea recurvata