Gary Duke believes that anyone interested in cacti ought to be able to determine what genus a cactus plant belongs in by just examining it and looking for a few telltale signs.
Category Archives: Speakers
September Speaker | Ernesto Sandoval
Ernesto Sandoval has been wondering and seeking questions and answers to why plants grow and look the way that they do for nearly 40 years. Now he explains and interprets the world of plants
August Speaker | Russel Ray
Since 1973, Russel Ray has been fascinated with the Fibonacci sequence of numbers and how they are expressed in nature.
July Speaker | Kevin Kreucher
Jurassic Cactus – otherworldly plants in Baja California, Mexico! Kevin Kreucher, better known as Crazy4Cactus on Instagram has been enjoying the hobby for more than 5 years.
CSSA Webinar by Michelle Cloud-Hughes
Saturday, June 10th at 10 am PST on Zoom. Recent Research and Taxonomic Changes in the Cylindropuntia of the Californias
June Speaker | Tom Glavich
Tom Glavich is a long time grower of succulent plants and rare bulbs. He has been a CSSA Board Member and is one of the co-chairs of the Inter-City Cactus and Succulent show held every August at the Los Angeles County Arboretum.
Al Klein | May Meeting Speaker
Al’s interest in the natural world started in his childhood. Growing up in Chicago he would make regular visits to the Field Museum of Natural History, and read books on the natural sciences. His favorite hobbies were growing exotic plants like cacti, and collecting fossils, minerals, and insects.
CSSA Webinarby Jakub Jilemicky April 1st
Jakub Jilemicky: The Best Haworthias in the Western Cape of South Africa.
CSSA Webinar by Martin Lowry on March 4th
Bolivia’s Amazing Diversity of Cacti Saturday, March 4th at 10 am PST. Everyone is welcome to attend!
Woody Minnich | March 1st Speaker
Gates October Meeting, January 4th at 7pm PST. Breslin will explore multiple connections between contemporary and emerging research methods in plant conservation and the ways we raise our plants.
