In the winding canals and farms on the fringes of Mexico City, the flower known as the Mexican marigold has been farmed for generations, and takes the spotlight every year in the country's Day of the Dead celebrations.
But as 50-year-old Lucia Ortíz and other farmers busily bundled clusters of the plant to sell in markets around the capital this year, they quietly wondered what will be left of their livelihood down the line.
