We won’t have to wait until October to see them! As part of the 2026 World Cup initiatives, Mexico City will decorate its main streets and avenues with marigolds, lavender, geraniums, rosemary, mignonette, gerberas, and Guinea daisies, totaling more than one million flowers.
The Secretariat of Works and Services announced that, on the one hand, this involves the project “Topiaries: Green Art at the World Cup,” which consists of installing 250 sculptures, each made up of approximately 5,000 succulent cuttings.
The topiaries will be placed on ninety major avenues, including Paseo de la Reforma, Calzada de Tlalpan, Insurgentes, Calzada de los Misterios, Calzada de Guadalupe, Revolución, Circuito Interior, Presidente Masaryk, Viaducto, and Periférico, to name a few.
The designs will be inspired by the World Cup, so you’re sure to come across a soccer ball, a player, an axolotl, a cyclist, a hummingbird, and even the legendary jersey worn by former goalkeeper Jorge Campos. In total, there will be fourteen themed figures made from different varieties of succulents.
On the other hand, there is the “One Million Flowers” program, led by the Secretariat of the Environment, which consists of planting various flowers grown in the conservation area of Xochimilco.
As we mentioned, we will see different species, among which the installation of nearly half a million marigold flowers stands out. Let’s remember that this is a species we usually only see in October and November, and it is also a representative element in our Day of the Dead traditions.
The World Cup is just a few days away, so very soon we’ll see marigolds on the median strips and avenues of Mexico City… in the middle of summer!