Los Angeles
Cactus and Succulent Society
Mission Statement
The Los Angeles Cactus and Succulent Society (LACSS) cultivates the study and enjoyment of cactus and succulent plants through educational programs and activities that promote the hobby within a community of fellow enthusiasts and among the greater public.
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 August 1, 2024 Last names beginning with O, P, R, please bring treats!
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.
This month, last names beginning with " O,P,R " It’s your turn!
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
September 5, 2024
Doors open 6:15PM
One Generation
18255 Victory Blvd
Reseda CA
Speaker of the Month:
Brian Kemble
Hechtia
The Bromeliad Family is a large group of plants from the Americas with great importance in horticulture. One family member, the pineapple, is also important as a crop in tropical countries. It is presumed that the family originated in South America, because this is where the family is most diverse, but Central America and North America have some wonderful examples as well, including the genus Hechtia. Most of the Hechtia species come from Mexico, though they do cross the border into the southwestern U.S,, as well as into Guatemala in a southward direction. Unlike many bromeliads, the species in Hechtia have separate male and female plants, a difference that shows up only when they flower. This talk will feature many Hechtia species in habitat, as well as ones in cultivation.
Brian Kemble is the Curator at the Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek, CA, as well as the VP of the San Francisco Succulent & Cactus Society and the VP of the Institute for Aloe Studies. He has been growing and studying succulents since the 1970's, and has written many articles for the Cactus & Succulent Journal, as well as other publications. His photos appear in numerous books on succulents, including the Timber Press Guide to Succulent Plants of the World.
