CACTUS COURIER Newsletter of the Palomar Cactus and Succulent Society The North San Diego County Cactus and Succulent Society

Volume 65, Number 1 January 2019

NEXT MEETING This Month’s Presentation: Sat., January 26th The Cacti of San Diego County Park Ave. Community Center 210 Park Ave., Escondido Jon P. Rebman, Ph.D.

Brag , Exchange Table, Benefit Drawing Curator of Botany,

San Diego Natural History Museum 11:00am - 3:00pm San Diego County has 30 different taxa in the family Cactaceae. Of these, 23 are native , 3 species have escaped from cultivation and naturalized, Membership Renewal Time and 3 opuntioid species are of putative hybrid origin. There are 7 cactus It’s that time of year again! genera listed for the County but most of the diversity is in the genera Renewals will be accepted until Cylindropuntia and Opuntia. Cacti occur natively throughout San Diego the end of FEBRUARY, after which County with the greatest diversity (18 taxa) found in the desert areas, but you will be removed from the both coastal (10 taxa) and mountain (5 taxa) habitats have native taxa as well. membership and newsletter lists. The Cactaceae of our area are a fascinating group of plants in respect to Cash, checks, & credit cards are natural history exhibiting such characteristics as extrafloral nectaries accepted at meetings. (Ferocactus and Cylindropuntia), gynodioecy (Mammillaria and Cylindropuntia), asexual propagation (Opuntia and Cylindropuntia), and natural hybridization (Opuntia and Cylindropuntia). IN THIS ISSUE Speaker Information p. 1 - 2 San Diego County is one of the most botanically diverse counties in the USA Notices p. 3 with more than 2700 different native and naturalized plants present. As a Holiday Party Photos p. 4 - 5 result, the Botany Department at the San Diego Natural History Museum Spring Festival Information p. 5 created the San Diego County Atlas project (Plant Atlas) to improve our Plant of the Month – p. 6 -7 Coffee in the Garden - Palomar College p. 7- 8 understanding of the local flora. The Plant Atlas is a multi-year project An Assortment of Articles p. 8 designed to improve scientific knowledge of regional plants through better Rick’s Coffee in the Garden p. 9 documentation of the flora of San Diego County by using volunteers from the CSSA Day at the Huntington p. 9 community (called parabotanists) to properly survey, collect herbarium- Garden Brag Plants p. 10 quality voucher specimens, and record field data about plants in natural SDCSS Show/Sale Info., FREE Bamboo p. 10 areas throughout the County. So. California Event Calendar p. 11 Misc. Club. Information & Calendars p. 12

REFRESHMENTS 1 – Vivian Folmer 2 – Nancy Dunn 3 – Jamaye Despaigne

4 – Barbara Rabb ...... and YOU!

Click here to visit our webpage: www.palomarcactus.org

We’re on Facebook! Questions: [email protected] Since its inception in August 2003 the project has developed a comprehensive website (www.sdplantatlas.org) to assist parabotanists and provide an outlet to the public, designed an efficient system for online data submission and delivery of specimens to the SDNHM, added over 69,700 new voucher specimens to the SD Herbarium (including more than 450 discoveries of new County records and four new taxa for science) that are fully databased and with precise geographic coordinates, created online floristic search processes and resources for mapping plant distributions, and trained over 600 volunteers. Consequently, this project is fostering the public’s awareness and respect for local natural history, increasing our scientific collections of the regional flora, and providing essential botanical data on the distribution, variation, and diversity of the plants found in our County.

Consequently, this project is fostering the public’s awareness and respect for local natural history, increasing our scientific collections of the regional flora, and providing essential botanical data on the distribution, variation, and diversity of the plants found in our County. More recently, with the creation and development of iNaturalist (www.inaturalist.org) our knowledge of what plants are where in our County continues to improve using data provided by the public, especially in respect to our native cacti and succulents.

Come join Dr. Rebman as he presents the diversity of cacti that are found in our County and learn how you can help to contribute to our scientific knowledge on the distribution of cacti in our own backyards.

BIO: Jon P. Rebman, Ph.D. has been the Mary and Dallas Clark Endowed Chair/Curator of Botany at the San Diego Natural History Museum (SDNHM) since 1996. Dr. Rebman is a plant taxonomist and conducts extensive floristic research on the Baja California peninsula and in San Diego and Imperial Counties of California. He leads various field classes and botanical expeditions each year and is actively naming new plant species from the region. His primary research interests have centered on the systematics of the Cactus family in Baja California, especially the genera Cylindropuntia (chollas) and Opuntia (prickly-pears). However, Dr. Rebman also does a lot of general floristic research and he has co-published the new Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Baja California, Mexico and the most recent edition of the Checklist of the Vascular Plants of San Diego County. He has over 25 years of field experience with surveying and documenting plants including rare and endangered species. As a field botanist, he is a very active collector of scientific specimens with his personal collections numbering over 35,000. He is the director of the San Diego County Plant Atlas project (www.sdplantatlas.org) and identifies/verifies all of the new specimens (currently over 69,000) coming into the herbarium through this scientific endeavor. As the curator of the SD Herbarium at the SDNHM, he is in charge of this dried plant specimen collection that contains over 270,000 specimens dating back to the 1870s. Rebman published the newest edition of the Baja California Plant Field Guide with co-author Norman Roberts in 2012, and is working on a new bilingual plant field guide for the Cape region of Baja California Sur.

“The desert regions of Baja California and Southern California satisfy my need for scientific adventure while providing a sense of excitement towards botany, reverence for nature and its unaltered beauty, appreciation for the complexity of natural history, and an overall feeling of peace and purpose.” p. 2 Dear PCSS Members, As your new President I want to thank you for electing me and giving me your support. I am so happy that our club is made up of such friendly and welcoming members who make our meetings and events so enjoyable. Please feel free to contact me about any new ideas you have for our club, or any issues, good or bad, and of course offers to volunteer. Take care, Brita Miller

~ NOTICES ~ BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTIONS At our December meeting we held our yearly elections. Results were: Brita Miller – President – 2-year term Open – Vice President Annie Morgan – Secretary – 2-year term David Buffington – Member at Large – 2-year term Lorie Johansen – Member at Large – 2-year term Peter Walkowiak – Member at Large – 1-year term (completing Jim Anderson’s term)

We want to thank Peter Walkowiak for his many years as President, but he won’t be going far and will still be our resident Plant Expert. We also want to thank Francis Granger and Mike Nelson for their years of dedication and helpful input as Board Members. Welcome to the team David and Lorie! We are looking forward to your fresh ideas and input.

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL Thank you to everyone who renewed in November and December! There is a form you can print and mail in on the back page, or forms are available at meetings. Starting this year, we now ask that ALL RENEWALS BE SUBMITTED BY THE END OF FEBRUARY. So, if we have NOT received your renewal by the end of FEBRUARY your information will be removed from the rooster and newsletter lists, and you will no longer receive newsletters. You may renew at a meeting with CASH, CHECKS, or a CREDIT CARD.

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY Once again, we will be printing up a Member Directory that will be available at the March meeting, after all membership renewals have been received. Please indicate on the Membership Form which information you’d like to have included. Please contact Annie if you have any questions.

YEARLY CALENDAR - ALWAYS ON THE LAST PAGE OF THE NEWSLETTER - FYI – our meeting schedule for the year is always on the back page at the bottom of each newsletter issue. Also, always on the back page is a box listing the next few months’ Southern California events, and this is updated monthly. Additionally, Brita and Annie’s contact info is also always on the back page.

ATTENTION Newer Members, and a Reminder to ALL members re: Food at our Meetings Our meetings are known for delicious snacks to enjoy during our break. Some of our newer members may not know that the food comes from – our members! Some members bring food in every month, and it’s time for them to be able to take a break and have the rest of us help out! Lately the table has been a little sparse and we’ve had to go next door to buy more food. This is expensive and a hassle. So, to keep up with one of the things our members love during our meeting break, if each member could bring some finger food, homemade or purchased a few times a year we would be back on track. (We are most often missing non-sweet items.) There is a sign-up sheet at each meeting – SO PLEASE DO SIGN UP!

At the November meeting a gold women’s ring was found on the floor and an earring in the parking lot, and a man’s jacket disappeared. Contact Annie for information. Additionally, a man’s jacket disappeared, so if you accidentally took one home that wasn’t yours please return it in January.

It is with sadness that we report that Jerre Doughty - Stafford passed away in December.

From her daughter Wendy:

Jerre passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her family on December 4, 2018.

She often said, “When I’m in my garden, nothing hurts; nothing troubles me. It is where I am happy.”

p. 3 Holiday Party Fun Photos!

Top to Bottom, L to R: Potluck centerpiece, time to socialize, Sherman, Annie & John setting up the almost 200 Gift Plants, which plant to choose, holiday finery, and if you were stuck in parade traffic you might as well have had a good view!

Top to Bottom, L to R: more Gift Plant choices, Wanda’s winning pair of Holiday Party shoes, Moni helping set up, good times with old friends – Stan, Ron, Phyllis & Brita, our Membership Thanks to Pat Hammer, a club Chair Richard Miller finally getting a break, member and owner of Samia Rose Gloria Medina with just a few of the table Topiary, who donated a succulent wreath and the above oh-so-cute decorations she made and brought. bunny for a Benefit Drawing to raise money for the club. p. 4 Right: Finally, we get to eat! Lots of delicious salads, side dishes, etc., Eleanor Hewitt - the Turkey Queen!,

with Chris Barkley. . Below left: Annie introducing our newly elected Board Members. Our Board now consists of: (L-R) John Barkley – Treasurer, Lorie Johansen – new Member at Large, Brita Miller – our new president, Annie Morgan – Secretary, Peter Walkowiak – new Member at Large, and David Buffington – new Member at Large. Below right, Brita presenting Peter, our outgoing President with a thank you gift of some special 'candy cane seeds' with a gift card hidden inside. Thank you Peter for your many years leading our club!

Our SPRING MEMBER FESTIVAL is coming up soon! It is a fun event with a variety of interactive activities.

MEMBER PLANT SALE - Do you have some extra plants you would like to sell? This is a great venue to do just that. Start getting them ready now - repot, trim, etc. so they look their best for potential buyers. You may also sell other garden related items during this sale. PCSS handles all the money and sends you a check, so you don’t have to stay by your items for sale.

WORKSHOPS - We will have interactive workshops on topics related to the care and growing of succulents.

TIME TO SOCIALIZE - This is also a great time to socialize with friends and meet other members. There have been so many comments about what a fun time people had at this less structured ‘meeting’. You won’t want to miss out!

PLANT SHOW - In the past, we’ve had a Mini Show, primarily for the Novice and Intermediate members, as it was a great dress rehearsal for our October Show. However, last year very few members brought in plants in these two categories and some of them were not show-worthy plants. The exception was the Advanced category, where there was a great showing of outstanding plants.

It takes a lot of work to put on this portion of the day and maybe there is no longer any interest. So, I will be asking you, our membership, at the January meeting whether we want to: 1 - Continue having a judged show. 2 - Have a smaller area for members to bring in plants for a non-judged display. 3 - Or, skip showing novice and intermediate plants altogether and focus on the other activities. 4- Also, do we still want to have the Advanced Category Show?

If you’re not able to attend next week’s meeting but would like to give some input, please let Brita know.

L-R: Judging the Plant Show, pottery for sale, time to chat with old friends, plants for sale.

WE HOPE YOU WILL JOIN IN WHETHER YOU ARE NEW TO SUCCULENTS OR HAVE BEEN GROWING THEM FOR MANY YEARS. SEE DETAILS IN NEXT MONTH’S NEWSLETTER. p. 4 By Lorie Johansen

“Holy buckets, Batman!” That is what a young visitor exclaimed as we entered our driveway many Januarys ago. Aloes were in full bloom on both sides. If he had known the genus, he might have said, “Holy aloes, Batman!”

In the beginning of my garden career here in Sunset Zone 23, North Vista, I fell in love with aloes. I got pups from neighbors, club members, bought a few, and then watched them amass over the past 17 years. Eventually, I removed huge stands of the very common ones and replaced with different species as I discovered new ones.

When you Google , the first page is filled with Aloe vera websites. Aloe vera gel dates back to Cleopatra who was known to be a woman of surpassing beauty who used the gel as part of her beauty regimen. Aloes have a very long history of medicinal, cosmetic and cultural uses.

Aloes are native to Africa, Madagascar, Jordan, the Arabian Peninsula and a few Indian Ocean islands. The popularly accepted origin of the name is that it is derived from the Arabic words “alloch” or “alloeh”. Also, the Greek word “aloe” referring to the dried juice of the leaves.

They come in an amazing multitude of forms: tree shaped, clumping, wandering, upright, single stem, multi stem, branched, stemless, climbing, solitary species, clustering, dwarf, suckering and so on. They can also have great variation in the leaf shape, color, texture, markings, edges, etc., in addition to the blooms.

Aloe medusa, a branching tree aloe. Lorie's Aloe marlothii Top: Aloe maculate – AKA A. saponaria & soap aloe, Photo courtesy of San Marcos Growers. Middle: Aloe brevifolia variegata, Bottom L: Aloe mitriformis, R: Aloe capitata Top: Aloe kedongensis, Bottom L: Aloe 'David Verity', Right: Aloe pluridens In recent years there have been dozens of small aloe hybrids created, typically under 6”, with amazing colors, leaf markings, bumps, serrated like leaf edges, etc. Prominent hybridizers of these aloes include Kelly Griffin of Altman Plants, Karen Zimmerman of Huntington Gardens, and Brian Kemble of The Ruth Bancroft Garden & Nursery. Some people call these ‘fantasy aloes’.

Cultural requirements: Most aloes require at least half L to R: a few Kelly Griffin hybrids - Aloe 'Coral Fire' (photo courtesy of San Marcos Growers), Aloe ARJ, Aloe 'Christmas Carol' day sun, although some are shade tolerant like Aloe saponaria, which is a prodigious ‘pupper’. All are drought resistant, none like to stand in water, all are fire resistant if not fire proof according to some sources. As with any plant, it’s a good idea to pay attention to size at maturity which can range greatly within the genus. The genus includes stemless rosettes a few inches tall to larger tree-like species with stout 60’ tall trunks. They can many times with clusters of yellow, orange and red tubular flowers, angled downwards on a simple or branched . Some look better with summer irrigation. There are hardy aloes with specific requirements.

Since the genus is so large with over 500 species, I have found it helpful to find websites with good photos and descriptions with cultural care instructions. These are some of my favorites: www.Cacti.com, www.finegardening.com, www.PlantzAfrica.com, www.succulent-plant.com, www.Cactusjungle.com, www.worldofsucculents.com, www.WorldofSucculents.com, www.succulents.us, www.sunbirdaloes.co.za, www.randomharvest.co.za, and this last link https://www.smgrowers.com/info/brian_aloe.pdf, is a list of hardy aloes from Brian Kimble.

Pests: Aloe Mite – a real challenge…. Welcomed rain after extended drought brings unwelcomed microscopic Eriophyid mites (the aloe mite: Aceria aloinis). Wherever they feed upon aloe skin, tumorlike growths occur, sometimes called aloe cancer or gall. While other problems tend to attack weaker plants, mites go to healthy hydrated aloes first. During drought when many aloes are dehydrated, mites are not as apparent. But when the plants are fully turgid, mites flourish. Right is a photo of aloe mite galls, courtesy of San Marcos Growers.

Growers try to control mites because they can wreak havoc among aloe collections. They are serious problems in hot houses, and in the field where aloes are grown too close together. Various chemical insecticides are needed to keep their crops clean. p. 6 Mites are airborne driven by wind until they land on the next aloe. Gardeners learned early that aloes that touch an infected plant will often be the next victim. Those downwind outdoors from the host plant will also experience more pests. By the time you see the galls forming, the mites have already infested the plant and those around it. Remove all afflicted aloes in ground and in pots and throw them away to prevent further spread. Do not put them in the compost heap!

The typical approach is to surgically remove the galls themselves, but recent discoveries prove the mites are not present there. They're moving on to leaves without the gall at the edges, so these will be the most active areas for these pests and should be removed or treated. However, South African aloe growers slice off the galls with margins using a razor-sharp blade. Then they wash the wound with a Clorox solution to kill any residual bugs on the adjacent leaf surfaces. The wound is then allowed to dry out and callus over two weeks' time.

One plant is all it takes to infect many surrounding plants. Gardeners must to be vigilant to spot the early signs and take steps to eradicate the problem plant entirely. Therefore, it’s important to inspect all aloes, large and small, coming into your garden-- retail plants, gifts, cuttings and roots of all aloe species. Look for distorted growth on leaves, and in nooks and crannies. Dumpster aloes are often afflicted, so no dumpster diving for aloes!

I was recently given a cutting of the beautiful Aloe ‘David Verity’ and saw the beginnings of the cancer… Bye-bye. So sad, so long. Robin would have said, “Holy mites, Batman!”

COFFEE IN THE GARDEN AT PALOMAR COLLEGE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH 10AM – 1PM

PCSS started and managed the Palomar College Cactus & Succulent Garden from 1962 until 2011 when we donated it to the College. Kevin Smith started volunteering there on a regular basis last year and WOW OH WOW, what a difference he has made! We can’t wait for you to see it, so we have planned a Coffee in the Garden to share it with you. See Kevin’s article and photos below. The paths are much improved, but still a little rough. They are not yet ADA compliant. There are some areas that are not wheelchair accessible. Anyone using a wheelchair or walker may need help. There is one slight hill.

~ There will be refreshments. ~ We will also have chairs for those who need a sitting break.

Directions: ~ The Garden is located at 1140 W Mission Road on the Palomar College campus ~ From Mission Ave. turn into Comet Circle & park free in student parking lot #3, on the right as you enter Comet Circle

FYI - TO HELP KEVIN AND THE COLLEGE, WE WILL BE HAVING TWO CLEANUP DAYS THIS YEAR – APRIL AND NOVEMBER. IT HAS BEEN A LOT OF FUIN WHEN WE’VE DONE IT IN THE PAST, SO WATCH FOR THE DATES.

Update to The Palomar Cactus and Succulent Garden at Palomar College Submitted by Kevin Smith, member of the Palomar Cactus and Succulent Society

When I attended Palomar College back in 1971, little did I know about the cactus and succulent garden located on the Palomar College campus found at the corner of Mission Avenue and the entrance to the student parking area. Fast forward to 2018 and I have found out what a gem of a garden it is! Belonging to the Palomar Cactus and Succulent Society, I decided to become a volunteer in maintaining the garden. The garden was originally started by the Palomar Cactus and Succulent Society back in 1962 and maintained by club members. For 15 years, from 2000 - 2015, club member Dick Henderson worked almost daily as a volunteer and maintained the garden and added much to its development and care. Dick passed away 3 years ago, and I was asked to follow in his footsteps. For the last 10 months I have thoroughly enjoyed working at the garden and taking over for Dick.

The garden is a great collection of cacti, succulents, trees and a few plants that do not fit in these categories. As I walk through the garden, I realize the time and effort the founders put into the garden and its continual maintenance. Most plants have been identified and labeled. Everything from large and small cactus to succulents like sansevierias, aloes and agaves line the pathways. Several large trees are also a part of the garden including a Torrey Pine, several cedars and a cassia tree. These trees provide shade for those plants not needing full sun, and also providing a great rest area for weary gardeners.

The goal set forth by the Palomar Arboretum Board of Directors is to make additional esthetic improvements and provide more visible plant ID tags so that the garden can be used for educational purposes by Palomar College.

AN ASSORTMENT OF INTERESTING ARTICLES

A great article about Woody Minnich from Mother Nature Network! Click on the following link to read the entire article: https://www.mnn.com/your-home/organic-farming-gardening/stories/why-black-market-cacti-succulents-booming

Why the black market for cacti and succulents is booming Part of the issue is habitat destruction, but the bigger problem is poaching by highly organized global smuggling rings. TOM ODER December 1, 2018, 11:10 a.m.

“When Wendell "Woody" Minnich was a young man, he was a rock 'n' roll musician who wrote songs about conservation and saving the Earth. Today, he's a septuagenarian who's rocking conservation to a different tune. He has devoted his life to raising awareness of an alarming global decline in wildlife, with an emphasis on cacti and succulents threatened by habitat loss and black-market smuggling.”

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“When Cactus Destruction Is Imminent, These Rescuers Come Running”

The Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society is closing in on 100,000 salvaged plants.

Click on the following link to read the article about what this club does to help preserve their desert: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/tucson-cactus-and-succulent- society?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=53bb1efc6c- EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_10_30&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f36db9c480-53bb1efc6c- 69289385&ct=t(EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_10_30_2018

Shared by Stan Yalof

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“Old World Treasures – Succulents from Africa and Asia”

Click on the following link to read an excellent article about the cactus and succulent gardens at the Safari Park. It includes lots of photos and details information about the various plants: http://zoonooz.sandiegozoo.org/zoonooz/old-world-treasures/

Shared by Susan LaFreniere p. 8 Garden Brag Photos FREE BAMBOO! Ron Chisum is thinning his Share a section of your garden, a plant that bloomed in between meetings, or bamboo and it is free for the taking. Pieces are one that is too large or heavy to bring to the Brag Table. You earn 1 Brag Point 1 - 3” in diameter and cut into 6-8’ lengths. for emailing photos and 2 points for each one published. Email or text them to Annie at: [email protected], WITH your name AND the plant name. Call Ron at if interested. This month due to space I am only sharing John Tashjian Furcraea.

FURCREA Bloom sequence

p. 9 DON’T MISS! The ANNUAL Coffee in the Garden/Garden Party Cactus and Succulent Society at Rick and Kevin’s Place: of America’s Desert Forum at the 4728 Allied Rd, San Diego 92120 619-229-1125 Sunday 1-20-2019 10am to 2pm Huntington Botanical Gardens is this Saturday, 1/19/2019!

Admission is free with your Name Tag or Membership Card!

They will have the Desert Conservatory open from 9 - 11am

The Teaching Greenhouse will be selling plants from 11 - 1pm

T H E H U N T I N G T O N We are hosting our annual succulent and cacti garden party LIBRARY, ART COLLECTIONS, AND BOTANICAL GARDENS on Sunday, January 20, 2019. Aloes should be in full bloom, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, California 91108 (626) 405-2100 mesembs should be continuing the show they began in BOTANICAL GARDENS December, and a number of crassulas and echeverias should also be in bloom. Plants in our raised beds continue to mature and we have added a number of haworthias and caudiciform DESERT FORUM plants. We recently added a sansevieria raised bed. Saturday, 19 January 2019

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Although our property is a modest size, we have attempted to use the space as fully as possible. Most plants are labeled in 9:00 – 9:45 Registration case you want to know what plant to look for at various club Please bring your CSSA or affiliated club badge or membership sales, vendors, or online to add to your garden. We hope our card for admission. In order to receive free admission, you must arrive by 9:45. Late arrivers will need to pay for Huntington party is an opportunity for homeowners considering a admission. waterwise landscape, to envision how to add succulents to 9:00 – 10:00 Coffee and doughnuts will be available in the lower section of the their property. Desert Garden

9:00 – 11:00 Desert Garden We will have goodies to • Knowledgeable staff and docents will be stationed eat, beverages, and a throughout the Desert Garden and Desert Conservatory • Aloes will be flowering few plants, pots, rocks, 11:00 – 1:00 Plant Sales – (exclusively for CSSA and club members) and garden related items Gate opens by the Teaching Greenhouse at 11:00 for plant sales - for sale (cash only, please, no early bird shopping, and no shopping after 1:00. Cash, checks, and credit cards accepted please). 1:00 – 5:00 Free Time Participants are welcome to tour the gardens and galleries from Whether you have 10:00 to 5:00. attended before or this Lunch: might be your first visit, we hope you will drop by • Café 1919 in the visitor center features a variety of sandwiches, salads, and grilled items to see and chat about • The tea room at Liu Fang Yuan is a nice option for Asian food • Red Car (coffee shop), located near the Store, offers a small selection of pre-made succulents and cacti, options and make some new friends!

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2019 CSSA Southern California Affiliates Calendar of Upcoming Events

Feb 9 San Diego C & S Society Winter Show & Sale June 8-9 Los Angeles C & S Society Balboa Park, Rm 101, San Diego Info: 619-990-2051 Drought Tolerant Plant Festival & Show & Sale

Fri., 6/8 9 - 4pm, Sat., 6/9 9 - 3pm, Sepulveda Garden Ctr., March 21-23 Orange County C & S Society Spring st nd 16633 Magnolia Blvd., Encino, Info: www.lacactus.com Show & Sale Thurs., 21 6 - 9pm, Fri., 22 9 - 7pm, rd Sat., 23 9 - 5pm 1000 State College Blvd., June 28-30 CSSA Annual Show & Sale Anaheim United Methodist Church Info: 562-587-3357 Huntington Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino

Plant Sale is 6/28 - 6/30, 10am - 5pm daily April 6-7 South Coast C & S Society Show & Sale Show is 6/29 - 6/30, 10 - 5pm, Info: 626-405-3504 9 - 4pm South Coast Botanic Garden, 26300 Crenshaw

Blvd., Palos Verdes Info: http://www.southcoastcss.org July 17-20 CSSA Convention

San Luis Obispo, CA Info: [email protected] April 13 Conejo C & S Society Plant Sale, 9 - 3pm, Elks Lodge, 158 N. Conejo School Rd., July 26-27 Orange County C & S Society Summer Show & Thousand Oaks, 91362 Info: [email protected] Sale Fri., 7/26 Noon - 8pm, Sat., 7/27 9 - 7pm

1000 S. State College Bl., (Anaheim United Methodist April 28 Huntington Plant Sale (all types of plants) Church) Anaheim, Info: 949-212-8417 10am - 5pm, Huntington Botanical Gardens,

1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, Info. 626-405-3504 August 10-11 34th Annual Intercity Show & Sale

9 - 5pm daily, LA County Arboretum, 301 No. Baldwin Ave., May 4-5 Sunset C & S Society Show & Sale Arcadia, Info: Tom Glavich 626-798-2430, Memorial Center, Multi-Purpose Rm, 4117 Overland Ave., or John Martinez 805-390-2139 Culver City, Info: 310-822-1783

August 31st Huntington Botanical Garden Succulent May 5th South Bay Epiphyllum Society Show & Sale Symposium All day at the Huntington, Info: 626-405-3504 9am - 4pm, South Coast Botanical Gardens,

Info: 310-833-6823 Sept. 14th Los Angeles C & S Society Fall Sale

9 - 4pm, Sepulveda Garden Center, 16633 Magnolia Blvd., May 10-11 Gates C & S Society Show & Sale Encino Info: www.lacactuscom Fri., & Sat. 9 - 4 :00 pm, Redlands Church of Nazarene,

1307 E. Citrus Ave., Redlands, Sept 15th Long Beach Cactus Club Annual Plant Auction Info: 909-910-9195 or www.gatesscss.com 11am - 1pm, Rancho Los Alamitos, 6400 Bixby Hill Rd.,

Long Beach 90615, Info: 562-631-5876 May 18-19 Long Beach Cactus Club Plant Show & Sale

Info: 310-647-7300 Oct 12-13 Bakersfield C & S Society Show & Sale

Sat., 10 - 5pm, Sun., 11 - 3pm, St. Paul’s Church, May 25-26 Central Coast Cactus & Succulent Society 2216 17th St., Bakersfield 93304 Free Admission & Annual Show & Sale 10 - 4pm, Ludwick Center Parking, Info: 661-831-8488 864 Santa Rosa, San Luis Obispo,

Info: 805-237-2054, www.centralcoastcactus.org Oct 26-27 Palomar C & S Society Fall Show

Sat., 9 - 5pm, Sun., 10 - 3pm, San Diego Botanic Garden June 1-2 San Diego C & S Society Summer Show & Sale 230 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas 92024 Balboa Park, Room 101, San Diego, Info: 858-382-1797 Info: [email protected]

June 8-9 San Diego Bromeliad Society Show & Sale This is the only month the ENTIRE calendar will be in the 6/8 9 - 5pm, Sun., 10 - 4pm, Balboa Park, Room 101, newsletter, so print the page for reference, or go to our website. Info: Morlane O’Donnell [email protected] (The website will be updated by 1/25 or sooner.)

p. 11 Palomar Cactus & Succulent Society Palomar Cactus & Succulent Society The North San Diego County C & S Club! BOARD OF DIRECTORS Membership Application Brita Miller – President, Show Chair, Event Coordinator Membership: Please ✓ a category

New Member_____ OR Renewal_____ OPEN – Vice-President

____ Annual Dues w/color email newsletter $20 John Barkley – Treasurer

____ Additional Household Members + $ 5 each Annie Morgan – Secretary, Program Chair, Website, ____ Engraved PCSS Name Badge + $ 6 Newsletter Editor (paid position) ____ Cash ____ Ck ____ CC Total ______

PLEASE PRINT! We must be able to read it! Peter Walkowiak – Member at Large, Plant Expert

Name(s) ______Lorie Johansen – Member at Large, Guest & New Member

Ambassador, Plant of the Month Article Address ______

City/State ______Zip______David Buffington – Member at Large

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Phone # ______OTHER VOLUNTEERS Email ______Vicki Martin – Co-Librarian Richard Miller – Membership MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY Please which, if any, we may include: Dennis Miller - Cash Register at Monthly Meetings _____ Phone # _____ Email _____ City OR _____None Sandy Wetzel-Smith & Bruce Barry – Refreshment Set-up

Forms are available at meetings, just bring a check, cash, Kevin Smith – Brag Table or credit card, or mail it in with a check. Francis Granger & Brian Magone – Exchange Table Make checks payable to PCSS Chet Reed – Brag Plant Photographer Russel Ray – Event Photographer, Website Palomar Cactus & Succulent Society or PCSS P.O. Box 840, Escondido, CA 92033 Nell McChesney – Name Tag Drawing Plants Libbi Salvo – Monthly Meeting Set-up

2019 PCSS MEETING SCHEDULE Speaker & Topic Plant of the Month

January 26th ------Jon Rebman – Cacti of San Diego County ~ Aloes February 23rd ------Tom Glavich – Euphorbias ~ Euphorbias rd March 23 ------Spring Member Festival ~ None April 27th ------TBA ~ TBA May 18th - 3rd Saturday - - - - - Ernesto Sandoval – Succulents of So. Africa – with Growing Tips ~ TBA June 22nd ------TBA ~ TBA July 27th ------TBA ~ TBA th August 24 ------Annual Picnic & Auction ~ YOUR PLANTS TO BE AUCTIONED! September 21st ------Jeff Moore – TBA ~ TBA October 26 - 27 ------ANNUAL SHOW & SALE @ SAN DIEGO BOTANIC GARDEN IN ENCINITAS ~ YOUR SHOW PLANTS! rd November 23 ------Woody Minnich – TBA ~ TBA December 21st – 3rd Saturday – HOLIDAY PARTY!!! ~ GIFT PLANTS FOR YOU!