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Los Angeles Cactus and Succulent Society
Meeting in the San Fernando Valley.
Come and Visit (when our meetings resume)
Welcome to the website of the Los Angeles Cactus and Succulent Society. Our more than 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.
Doors open at 6:15 for our monthly meetings including the Social Hour, Ask an Expert, and much more. The business meeting starts promptly at 7:20. Attendance is FREE and open to the public. Each new visitor receives a free plant! We hope to see you at a meeting soon!
Mission Statement
The Los Angeles Cactus and Succulent Society (LACSS) cultivates the study and enjoyment of cacti and succulent plants through educational programs and activities that promote the hobby within a community of fellow enthusiasts and among the greater public.
LACSS Meetings are first Thursday of the Month
July Meeting will be held on-line via zoom
Thursday July 2 at 6:30pm
Please watch your email for more information!
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July zoom meeting presentation
Succulents: Liberated in the Ground or Constrained Containers?
by Ernesto Sandoval
As with much of life there are benefits and challenges the choices that we make and how we grow our succulents is part of that. Without getting too philosophical about life’s choices Ernesto will explore the benefits of growing succulents in the ground versus in containers. There are reasons for doing both and we’ll explore visually the results and challenges of each option. Ernesto will take you through these options using examples of growing plants in the collections of the UC Davis Botanical Conservatory in Northern California, where Ernesto cares for a plethora of plants, as well as examples from private and public growers and gardeners.
Public
Welcome
Plant of the Month
Plants of the Month 2020
June
Cactus - favorites
Succulent - favorites
In my yard
Current and complete list of all books in our library!
CLICK HERE for library list.
Library items are available to all members in good standing at the meetings.
While the world endures the Covid-19 pandemic, please
take care of yourselves, take care of your plants,
and remember that spending time in your garden can provide some much needed tranquility.
For link to fun & informative CSSA presentations from 2015 & 2017 conventions
click on Members Info link below
When that first tiny bump appears, it is a sign of success in starting a new plant from the leaf of an existing plant.
May 15 starting a new plant & making progress June 24
When that first tiny bump gets bigger, and growth happens in a second place, it's delightfully continuing success.
