textile mills, distilleries and bottling plants. Traditional handcrafts also are made here and in the rest of the municipality including ceramic utensils, embroidered shirts and blouses and candles. However, the municipality is best known for its cultivation of ornamental plants, flowers and fruit trees. Flowers include roses, geraniums, chrysanthemums, and Cornish mallow (Lavatera cretica). All of its potted plant production is sold in Mexico, with eighty percent of the cut flowers sent abroad, mostly to the United States. The municipality ranks first in the production of roses and gladiolas and is one of the largest producers of poinsettias, helping to make the state of Puebla fourth in Mexico in its production. Fifty two producers on twenty five hectares typically produce 1.5 million poinsettials per year. Sales from poinsettias alone reach at least 68 million pesos for the municipality and support 800 families. Most of the plants are shipped to other Mexican states such as Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Yucatán and Campeche. The main flowers grown and sold for Day of the Dead include chrysanthemums, gladiolas and baby's breath. In addition, other crops such as wheat, corn, beans and fruits, much of which are processed locally and distributed from the city. The Fuerte avocado, second largest commercial avocado cultivar after Hass, was first identified in Atlixco in the early 20th century. See also Municipalities of Puebla References External links Programa Si Ahorro Atlixco Facebook Atlixco Videos De Atlixco Atlixco Atixquense Grupos Hoteles En Atlixco Populated places in Puebla Populated places established in 1579