Los Angeles
Cactus and Succulent Society
Come and Visit!
Welcome to the website of the Los Angeles Cactus and Succulent Society. Our nearly 200 members come from throughout the southland and share a passion for cacti and succulents. Throughout the history of LACSS, many of the most prominent researchers, authors, and collectors of the succulent world have been leaders and members of our society.
LACSS meets monthly in the San Fernando Valley to enjoy stimulating presentations, hands-on workshops, plant sales, mini-shows, raffles, trading, and other activities. In addition, LACSS offers field trips to member gardens, nurseries, and private collections. We serve the greater community by offering free educational activities, and presenting an exciting annual festival in April or June, and a Fall Sale.
In order to share the joys and benefits of collecting and cultivating cacti and succulents, we invite you to check out our general meetings on the 1st Thursday of each month at ONEgeneration Senior Enrichment Center at 18255 Victory Blvd.
Doors open at 6:15 for the Social Hour, Ask an Expert, and much more. The business meeting starts promptly at 7pm. Attendance is FREE and open to the public. Each new visitor receives a free plant! We hope to see you at a meeting soon.
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REFRESHMENT REMINDER
Our next meeting is Sept 4, 2025. First Name beginning A, J, R, and F please bring treats! If you missed your month this is a great time to bring a treat to share.
It is a collective effort that we provide refreshments for our members at the meeting! As you know, bringing refreshments to the meeting is a way to make our meetings more enjoyable and welcoming for everyone.
Now for the remainder of the year if your first letter of your First name begins with the letter please bring in something to share.
August A, J, R, and F
We kindly ask that each member brings a small contribution of snacks or drinks to share with the group. A lot of us are coming straight from work and appreciate that we are mindful of empty stomachs.
Examples of refreshments that you could bring include:
Appetizers / Sides Cookies or pastries Fruit or vegetables Chips and dip Finger food Pizza
Please bring your contribution in a “disposable” dish!
If bringing refreshments is a difficulty, we ask that you leave a donation in the “Donation Jar” at the Refreshment Table. The club relies on your contribution to continue supplying our membership with sustenance.
We appreciate your cooperation and look forward to seeing you at the meeting.
Thank you,
LACSS
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Meeting
Sept 4, 2025
Doors open 6:15PM
One Generation
18255 Victory Blvd
Reseda CA
SeptemberPlants of the Month:
Astrophytum and Adenia
Lesser Known Cactus
Dylan Zoller is a horticulturist at Sherman Library &Gardens, where he manages the Succulent and Bromeliad Gardens and their off-display collections. Raised in coastal Southern California, he developed an early fascination with exotic plants after discovering Exotica, a pictorial encyclopedia of tropical species. His passion led him to join both local and international bromeliad societies and begin a career in public horticulture at age 18. His current work focuses on cultivating xeric and cloud-forest species, with a growing emphasis on field exploration. He has conducted plant-hunting expeditions across Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Guatemala, and Brazil in search of rare and localized bromeliads and cacti. He is currently pursuing a degree in biology.
Talk summary:
This presentation will cover some of the lesser known cacti species and their cohabitants from the granitic formations of the Atlantic Forest domain of eastern Brazil. Plenty of Coleocephalocereus!
September Program
DylanZoller
Los Angeles
Cactus and Succulent Society
SAVE THE DATE
November 1, 2025 Duke and Kaz End of Summer Clearance Sale 1746 Julie Circle Simi Valley 9am
SAVE THE DATE
November 22, 2025
LACSS Holiday SALE and AUCTION
One Generation 18255 Victory Blvd
10 am Sale 12 pm Auction
