San Diego Cactus and Succulent Society  Meetings    2008

Meetings are held on the second Saturday of each month, (except June, Sept., and Dec.), at 1:00 PM in Room 101, Casa del Prado, Balboa Park in downtown San Diego. Admission is free and all persons with an interest in Cacti or Succulents are invited! Arrive as early as 9:00 AM to shop at the pre-meeting plant sale.


Date

Cactus+Succulent of the Month

Program

January 12

Cactus: 
Succulent:  

Tim Harvey- "Container-free Culture of Succulents;
Experiments in Laziness for Everything from Geophytes to Pachycaul
Trees"

February 9
10:00A - 4:00 PM

Winter Show and Sale .

March 8

Cactus:
Succulent: 

Mark Muridian- Video Presentation
"Bolivia: Gateway to Andean Cacti"


Special Guest  Paul Klaussen
  Realtime Copiapoathon -

April  12

Cactus and Succulent:
Cactus = Ferocactus / Stan Yalof
Succulent = Monadenium / Peter Walkowiak

"Kelly Griffin - Madagascar"Memories of a 
month on Madagascar- exploring the Island's diverse flora and fauna.

May 10

Cactus and Succulent:
Patrck Anderson of Fallbrook on his succulent gardens
     and Don Patterson on hybridizing Epiphyllums.

Guillermo Rivera - Cacti from Central Brazil: Minas Gerais and Bahia State

      Gymnocalycium.  A general talk on its taxonomy. Plasticity and distribution of species of species.  Some species found in Argentina

 Northwestern Argentina. A diversity center for cacti ?   A taxonomic and exploratory trip to Northwestern Argentina

 

June 7-8


Plant Show

Sat. 10 AM - 3PM*
*(Judging will be after 3 PM Sat.)
Sun. 10AM - 4P


Plant Sale

Sat. 9 AM - 5 PM
Sun. 10AM - 4PM

July 12

Cactus and Succulent:

 

August 9

Cactus and Succulent:

 

September 13

SDCSS Annual Picnic

SDCSS Annual Picnic

October 11

Meet the Member

 

November 8

Cactus:
Succulent: 

 

December
12:00 noon

Holiday Dinner

  Holiday Dinner



Previous Years:  2002, 2003, 2004 , 2006
2007

All programs are subject to change.
Always check Espinas y Flores for program updates.



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