We love cacti and succulents. If you do too, you will fit right in!

• Learn about the plants you already have. Do your cacti grow bigger and flower every year? They should! Tired of replacing your succulents? Come learn what's going wrong!
• Learn about new and different plants.
• Monthly Q&A sessions during meetings.
• Lectures about faraway places and exotic species.
• How-to demonstrations.
• Want cacti and succulents that are not sold at the big box stores? We know where to find them!

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Sunday, August 29th, 2:00 p.m.
Dorrance Hall, Desert Botanical Gardens
Oaxaca and Then Some - A Plant Nerd's View of Mexico
Come travel with plant geek extraordinaire, Greg Starr, as he entices and cajoles you to sign up for the CSSA tour of Oaxaca, Mexico this November. Greg recently experienced a trip led by Oaxacan travel expert Jeff Chemnick in order to see this beautiful state from a non-agave oriented perspective. Although agaves were not the focal point of the trip, Jeff did manage to route the group through areas rich in agaves, cacti, cycads, palms and a whole bunch of other very cool plants. You will want to stay until the end as Greg will take you on a detour to see some of his other favorite plants not found in Oaxaca. Greg's "secret" motivation for drumming up passengers for the CSSA tour is strictly selfish. If there are enough people, the CSSA will schedule a second tour and Greg will get to go along as a plant guide. That means a FREE trip to Oaxaca.  He will be bringing plants that you can buy.

September 26th

Doug Dawson will again take us to the continent of Africa to glimpse a small portion of the cornicopia of succulent plants that grow there.  Details will follow in the next Central Spine.

October Show and Sale

Every October, we have a very special event in lieu of our regular meeting.   It is our Annual Silent Auction where unusual plants are available at great prices.  The auction begins at 2:00 p.m. and the public is invited to participate