+1000 botanical species
A botanical haven at theheart of Martinique
At the Balata Garden, thousands of tropical plants create a landscape of exceptional richness. Bromeliads, orchids, heliconias, balisiers, palms, and remarkable trees line the pathways, offering an immersive experience in the heart of Martinique's biodiversity.
Conceived by Jean-Philippe Thoze, this garden is now one of the most important botanical collections in the Caribbean. Each visit is an invitation to discover the diversity of tropical plants and the spectacular colors for which Martinique is renowned.
Conceived by Jean-Philippe Thoze, this garden is now one of the most important botanical collections in the Caribbean. Each visit is an invitation to discover the diversity of tropical plants and the spectacular colors for which Martinique is renowned.
Each visit reveals a new facet of the garden
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Peace Lily
With its glossy green foliage and elegant white blooms, the Peace Lily adds a gentle touch to tropical gardens. Highly valued for its refined appearance, it naturally brightens shaded areas with its large, brilliant white spathes.
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Wild Iris
With its elegant white flowers accented with yellow and purple, the large wild iris adds a touch of airiness to tropical gardens. Its prolific blooms and architectural clumping foliage make it a highly valued plant in landscape designs.
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Alpinia
With its large, upright red inflorescences and lush foliage, red alpinia is one of the most iconic ornamental plants in tropical gardens. Its long-lasting blooms and vibrant colors make it a particularly popular species in Caribbean landscapes.
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Spider Lily
Elegant and delicate, the spider lily captivates with its flowers, whose long, slender petals resemble a spider's legs. Its airy, fragrant blooms bring a touch of refinement to tropical gardens and shaded spaces.
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Red Powder Puff
With its stunning silky pom-pom-shaped flowers, the Red Powder Puff is one of the most spectacular shrubs in tropical gardens. Its vibrant red blooms contrast beautifully with its light and delicate foliage, offering a colorful display that attracts both visitors and numerous pollinators.
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Egyptian white water lily
With its large white flowers blooming on the water's surface, the Egyptian white water lily is one of the most iconic aquatic plants in tropical gardens. Its elegant blossoms and floating foliage help create peaceful landscapes while offering refuge to many aquatic organisms.
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Torch ginger
With its striking, brightly colored inflorescences, the porcelain rose stands out as one of the most spectacular plants in tropical gardens. Its flowers, an intense pink with a pearly sheen, immediately catch the eye and provide a welcome stop for numerous pollinators.
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Rattlesnake flower
With its striking bright yellow inflorescences reminiscent of a rattlesnake's rings, this tropical plant immediately catches the eye. Its lush foliage and unique blooms add color and dimension to shaded areas of tropical gardens.
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Pink Banana
With its fruits covered in bright pink fuzz and its elegant appearance, the pink banana tree is one of the most remarkable botanical curiosities of tropical gardens. Less known than banana trees cultivated for their fruit, it captivates with its ornamental appeal and striking colors.
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Water lily
Elegant and soothing, the water lily is one of the most iconic aquatic plants for water gardens. Its broad floating leaves and delicate flowers bring color and serenity to ponds, while also contributing to the balance of aquatic ecosystems.
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Heliconia
Avec ses inflorescences spectaculaires aux couleurs vives, l’héliconia est l’une des plantes les plus emblématiques des jardins tropicaux. Ses bractées rouges, orange, jaunes ou roses apportent une touche exotique remarquable et attirent de nombreux pollinisateurs.
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Blue Ginger
With its vibrant blue flower clusters and lush foliage, blue ginger adds a unique splash of color to tropical gardens. Its spectacular bloom brightens shaded areas and instantly catches the eye of visitors.
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Crepe ginger
With its lush foliage and brightly colored flowers, the water canna is a must-have plant for tropical gardens. Easy to recognize, it adds volume, color, and verticality to flowerbeds and pond edges alike.
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Chinese Hibiscus
With their large, vibrant flowers, Chinese hibiscus are among the most iconic ornamental plants in tropical gardens. Whether red, pink, orange, or featuring variegated foliage, they offer a generous display of blooms that are eye-catching throughout the year.
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King Kong Heliconia
With its impressive size and immense, pendulous inflorescences, King Kong Heliconia stands out as one of the most spectacular plants in tropical gardens. Its stately form and lush foliage evoke a genuine tropical rainforest feel, while its vibrant blooms are an instant eye-catcher.
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Shaving brush tree
When it blooms, the shaving brush tree becomes one of the garden's most striking features. Its spectacular flowers, composed of long, silky pink or white stamens, resemble a barber's shaving brush, giving it its common name.
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Bleeding Heart vine
With its vibrant red flowers encased in an immaculate white calyx, the Bleeding Heart Vine is one of the most spectacular tropical climbing plants. Its contrasting blooms immediately catch the eye and add a splash of color to garden pergolas, trellises, and flowerbeds.
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Chinese Hat Plant
With its unique flowers resembling small hanging hats, the Chinese Hat Plant is a tropical shrub particularly prized for its abundant and colorful blooms. Its graceful form and vibrant flower clusters instantly catch the eye in tropical gardens.
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Indian shot
With its large tropical leaves and vibrant red flowers, the red heliconia adds a spectacular splash of color to Caribbean gardens. This vigorous plant forms beautiful clumps that immediately catch the eye throughout the year.
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Bay rum tree
Famous for its aromatic leaves and distinctive fragrance, the Bay rum Tree is an iconic Caribbean tree. Widely used in Antillean culinary traditions, it is prized for both its decorative foliage and the uses associated with it for generations.
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Bloodleaf
With its deep crimson foliage veined with vibrant pink, the Bloodleaf plant adds a spectacular splash of color to tropical gardens. Primarily cultivated for its stunning leaves, it's an instant eye-catcher and creates beautiful contrasts with other plants in the garden.
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Aluminum plant
Featuring dark green foliage adorned with large silver patches, the aluminum plant brightens up shaded areas of the garden. This small tropical plant is prized for its ornamental appeal and easy care.
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Flaming Sword
With its sword-shaped red and yellow inflorescence, the flaming sword plant is one of the most striking bromeliads in tropical gardens. Its green foliage, marked with dark transverse bands, and its spectacular bloom make it a particularly popular plant among exotic plant enthusiasts.
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Anthurium
With its large, colorful spathes and glossy foliage, the anthurium is one of the most prized tropical plants for its elegance. A common sight in many Caribbean gardens, it adds lasting touches of color throughout the year thanks to its exceptionally decorative blooms.
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Chandelier tree
With its clusters of vibrant pink flowers emerging from beneath the foliage, the Chandelier tree brings a touch of elegance to tropical gardens. This ornamental plant captivates with both its unique blooms and its lush foliage, characteristic of species from the humid forests of Southeast Asia.
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