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Volume 86, Issue 4 April 2019 The Los Angeles Cactus & Succulent Society Newsletter lacactus.com CACTUS CHRONICLE MISSION STATEMENT The Los Angeles Cactus and Succulent Society (LACSS) cultivates the study & enjoyment of cacti & succulent plants through educational programs & activities that promote the hobby within a community of fellow enthusiasts & among the greater public. Monthly Meeting Program : April CACTI & SUCCULENTS along wiIth nsotheidr eDe saenrt dD weOullerst! Ernesto Sandoval has presented to our club previously, and regularly lectures to western garden clubs throughout the year. As a refresher for long time members, and an introduction for newer members, Ernesto has a degree in Botany from UC Davis, and has worked from a student weeder/waterer to Director over the past 25 years at the UC Davis Botanical Conservatory. He has a very pleasant demeanor and is easy to speak with, and also interjects humor during his presentations. "Several of his favorite garden projects involved converting lawns and or water loving landscapes to drought tolerant and diversity filled gardens!" "By helping people to understand the workings of plants he hopes to help us better understand how to and why our plants do what they do and how we can maximize their growth with less effort." Ernesto will be sharing his understanding of the way succulents and other desert plants are adapted to surviving drought in desert and other dry environments. He'll cover Biology ( how they work overall), Anatomy (How they're organized on the inside), Morphology (how they're organized on the outside, and Ecophysiology (how all the parts above work together) to make the plants adapted to their often challenging lives. As usual Ernesto will bring an assortment of plants, mostly hardy succulents to offer for sale! Ron Behar V.P. Programs RR REFRESHMENTS FOR APRIL! eemmiindndeerr LAST NAMES STARTING WITH: A - C SEE YOU AT THE APRIL MEETING AT THE ONE GENERATION CENTER LOS ANGELES CACTUS & SUCCULENT SOCIETY ISSUE 4 PAGE 2 ERNESTO SANDOVAL ERN E S T O SAN D O V A L has been wondering and seeking questions to why plants grow and look the way that they do for a long time. Now he explains and interprets the world of plants to a variety of ages and experiences from K-12 to professionals as well as Master Gardeners. He regularly lectures to a variety of western Garden Clubs throughout the year and particularly to Succulent Clubs throughout California. Desert plants are his particular passion within his general passion for plants. He describes himself as a "Jose of All Plants, Master of None." Ernesto thoroughly enjoys helping others, and gardeners in particular, to understand why and how plants do what they do. When he was about 13 he asked his dad why one tree was pruned a particular way and another tree another way. His dad answered bluntly "because that's the way you do it.” Since then he's been learning and teaching himself the answers to those and many other questions by getting a degree at UC Davis in Botany and working from student weeder/waterer to Director over the last 25 years at the UC Davis Botanical Conservatory. He's long left the "mow blow and go" monoculture landscape gardening world and has immersed himself in the world of polyculture and biodiversity by growing several thousand types of plants at the UC Davis Botanical Conservatory, many of them succulents. Several of his favorite garden projects involved converting lawns and or water loving landscapes to drought tolerant and diversity filled gardens! He likes to promote plant liberation by encouraging gardeners of all sorts to grow more plants in the ground when possible. He loves the technical language of Botany but prefers to relate information in more understandable methods of communication! By helping people to understand the workings of plants he hopes to help us better understand how to and why our plants do what they do and how we can maximize their growth with less effort. LOS ANGELES CACTUS & SUCCULENT SOCIETY ISSUE 4 PAGE 3 2019 OFFICERS PRESIDENT Kim Chavez 1ST VP, PROGRAMS Ron Behar 2ND VP, PLANT OF THE MONTH Manny Rivera 3RD VP, SPECIAL EVENTS the weather has improved. So many of our cactus Diane Miller are starting to bloom. Cactus flowers are stunning. This is truly my favorite SECRETARY time of the year. We had to reschedule the workshop due to a road closure. Ron Cooper The new date set is April 27th. Hopefully, many of you will take advantage TREASURER of the workshop. We are very lucky to have so many amazing members. Gretchen Davis Not only the plants are actively growing, but so are the Cactus and FALL SALE CHAIR Kal Kaminer Succulent Shows and Sales. I really like going to the shows and seeing everyone’s plants. I look forward to our show in June so I can check out DIRECTOR 1 (2017-2018) ODD YRS. many of our members’ plants. I am trying to get my topic for my display Ilona Buratti locked down. I love doing displays because while researching I always find DIRECTOR 2 (2018-2019) EVEN YRS. some really interesting facts about succulents. If anyone has any questions Artie Chavez about showing at the June festival, please ask Karen. PAST PRESIDENT Joyce Schumann There will not be a Third Saturday of the month program in April. The room was not available. Maybe you could set aside that day to repot your HISTORIAN Nils Schirmacher plants for the June Show. Just an idea. CACTUS CHRONICLE EDITOR Kimberly Tong About the March meeting. The food was amazing! Thank you to [email protected] everyone that brought something to share. We had a wonderful turn out OF for P L AN T T H E M O N T H . Let’s keep that going this month with Gymnocalycium WEBMISTRESS and Haworthias! Al Mindel is our new raffle chairperson. Collin O’Callaghan Nancy Neymark will be our new plant procurement person. If you have some nice plants and INTER-CITY SHOW CHAIR you would like to make a deal with for the club please see Collin. Kathleen John Martinez is a wonderful addition to our membership table. Thank you all for taking CSSA LIAISON on your new positions. Just a reminder, we need help with set up and M.A Bjarkman break down of the meetings so come a little early and stay a little after the meeting. MONTHLY DRAWING Al Mindel I was really impressed with how many people wore their name tags. Thank PLANT PROCUREMENT you. It really helps and it makes Ilona really happy. I think we did a great Collin O’Callaghan job at signing in also. It helps us keep stats. PUBLICITY Roxie Esterle I look forward to seeing everyone April 4. We have a really great speaker, CACTUS GARDEN CHAIR Ernesto Sandoval and you won’t want to miss it. Chris Rogers Hopefully everyone has gotten info on the Grant Opportunity and your HOLIDAY PARTY CHAIRPERSONS Debi Heaps Rosters. Any problems, please visit the membership table. MEETING REFRESHMENTS Sylvia Strehlo Sincerely, MONTHLY DRAWING Leah Imamura & Juana Williams Kim Chavez KIDS OUTREACH Nicolene Bova MEMBER AT LARGE Kal Kaminer LOS ANGELES CACTUS & SUCCULENT SOCIETY ISSUE 4 PAGE 4 OF PLANTTHE MONTH MARCH RESULTS SUCCULENT - ALOE HYBRID ROOKIE ALOE HYBRID RReemm FIRST NICKI LARSEN iindndeerr SECOND ALOE ‘CHRISTMAS SLEIGH’ KEVIN ALTAR THIRD ALOE ‘CHRISTMAS CAROL’ NICKI LARSEN OF THIRD ALOE ‘SAWBONES' NICK STEINHARDT PLANTTHE MONTH 2019 NOVICE APRIL FIRST ALOE HYBRID DEBI HEAPS Gymnocalycium Haworthia SECOND OIK - FANTASY ALOE HYBRID EFREN FLORES SECOND ALOE ‘SNOW STORM’ DEBI HEAPS MAY Small cacti & succulent staged as ALOE ‘CHRISTMAS CAROL’ THIRD RON COOPER miniature H.M ALOE ‘DZ’ K. ZIMMERMAN HYBRID COLLIN O’CALLAGHAN & KIMBERLY TONG JUNE Favorites ADVANCED JULY FIRST ALOE HYBRID KATHRYN BOORER Mammillaria with hooked spines SECOND ALOE HYBRID KATHRYN BOORER Lithops THIRD ALOE X ‘JAWS 3’ RON BEHAR AUGUST Rebutia OPEN BB Commiphora eestst SEPTEMBER FIRST ALOE ‘MARSHA LAYHEN’ BRYAN CHAN inin SShh ooww Astrophytum SECOND ALOE HYBRID BRYAN CHAN Euphorbia from Madagascar THIRD ALOE ‘DONNIE’ BRYAN CHAN OCTOBER Opuntiod from South America Adromischus CACTUS - EPITHELANTHA, ENCEPHALOCARPUS, PELECYPHORA NOVEMBER Variegated Variegated ROOKIE DECEMBER HOLIDAY PARTY FIRST EPITHELANTHA UNGUISPINUS BARBARA & KENT BUTTERWORTH OF PLANTTHE MONTH 2020 NOVICE FIRST EPITHELANTHA GREGGII AL MINDEL JANUARY SECOND EPITHELANTHA MICROMERIS AMANDA ERLANSON Turbinicarpus & Gymnocactus VAR. UNGUISPINUS Tylecodon ADVANCED FEBRUARY Buiningia & Uebelmannia FIRST EPITHELANTHA MICROMERIS KATHRYN BOORER Aloe species MARCH OPEN Eriosyce BBeestst inin SShh Haworthia FIRST PELECYPHORA ASELLIFORMIS ARTIE & KIM CHAVEZ oo ww APRIL SECOND PELECYPHORA STROBILIFORMIS KAREN OSTLER Obregonia, Strombocactus, Ortegocactus SECOND EPITHELANTHA CHIHUAHUAENSIS ARTIE & KIM CHAVEZ Agave THIRD EPITHELANTHA UNGUISPINUS ARTIE & KIM CHAVEZ THIRD EPITHELANTHA MICROMERIS KAREN OSTLER LOS ANGELES CACTUS & SUCCULENT SOCIETY ISSUE 4 PAGE 5 OF MARCH P L AN T TH E MON T H PHOTOS Photo credit: Collin O’Callaghan & Kimberly Tong EPITHELANTHA MICROMERIS ALOE X JAWS III EPITHELANTHA MICROMERIS OIK - FANTASY ALOE HYBRID VAR. UNGUISPINUS Ron Behar Kathryn Boorer Efren Flores Amanda Erlanson EPITHELANTHA UNGUISPINUS ALOE ‘MARSHA LAYHEN’ EPITHELANTHA MICROMERIS ALOE ‘DONNIE’ Kim & Artie Chavez Bryan Chan Karen Ostler Bryan Chan ALOE ‘SNOW STORM’ PELECYPHORA ASELLIFORMIS EPITHELANTHA CHIHUAHUAENSIS ALOE HYBRID Debi Heaps Kim & Artie Chavez Kim & Artie Chavez Kathryn Boorer LOS ANGELES CACTUS & SUCCULENT SOCIETY ISSUE 4 PAGE 6 OF APRIL PLANTTHE MONTH HAWORTHIA BY KYLE WILLIAMS Haworthia are among the most commonly grown succulent plants. Photo Credits: Kyle Williams There are about 60 species, but the number of varieties, cultivars and hybrids are overwhelming and continually increasing. Haworthia, are very closely related to Aloe and Gasteria. Haworthia are endemic (i.e. native exclusively) to South Africa, and most inhabit a Mediterranean environment not too different from Southern California.
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    Fall 1987 Vol. XII No. 2 Chinese Medicinal The plants in the garden are arranged according to their theraputic function. Eighteen categories are represented, some familiar ( astringents, purgatives ) others more exotic Herb Garden ( fragrant herbs for dissolving wetness, clearing-heat herbs). In the future, the Chinese medicinal plant collec- tion will be maintained in two separate areas. The newly Dedicated dedicated bed will continue to be the centerpiece of the Over four hundred guests attended the dedication of the collection and will contain mostly plants tolerant of sunny Chinese Medicinal Herb Garden on June 6. The event was conditions. Plants requiring moisture or shade will be jointly sponsored by the University of California Botanical planted in the understory of the gardens large Asian col- Garden, the American College of Traditional Chinese Med- lection, along with non-medicinal species. The former will icine in San Francisco, and the Guangzhou College of Tra- be marked with special labels identifying their medicinal ditional Chinese Medicine in Guandong Province, Peoples use. Republic of China. Jean Shady, organizer of the event, -Jim Affolter noted that response was even more enthusiastic than expected, reflecting strong local interest in the project. The highlight of the program was the unveiling of a 2,600 pound engraved marble tablet, shipped to Berkeley from 15 NEW DOCENTS Guangzhou to commemorate the occasion. JOIN THE GARDEN Paper lanterns, colored streamers, and posters with bold Chinese calligraphy created a colorful atmosphere, as vis- June 8 was Graduation Day for 15 new Docents who have itors sipped Mu tea and pondered the significance of plant completed the prescribed curriculum.
  • IN THIS ISSUE NEXT MEETING 20 Years in the Atacama, Land of the Copiapoas Woody Minnich

    IN THIS ISSUE NEXT MEETING 20 Years in the Atacama, Land of the Copiapoas Woody Minnich

    PRICKLY NEWS SOUTH COAST CACTUS & SUCCULENT SOCIETY NEWSLETTER | AUGUST 2019 NEXT MEETING REFRESHMENTS SALE Woody Thank you to those SCCSS T-shirt now only $10 who brought refreshments Minnich 20 Years in the Atacama, in July. XL Only. Can be purchased at the next meeting. Land of the Copiapoas Gloria Diaz Limited quantity. Hurry! Nancy and Jim Gray Sunday August 11, at 1:00pm M.A. Bjarkman (Program starts at 1:30pm) Nancy Sams Cheryl Seiver Joyce Mori I am just returning from the CSSA Clif Wong convention at San Luis Obispo as I am writing; Marie Bowers it was quite a whirlwind experience. South Jim Gardner Robert DeCrescenzo Coast Cactus and Succulent Society was well August represented with 16 members. The first day Sony Bontad of the convention was devoted to field tours. While some took garden tours, I explored the Montaña de Oro State Park Coast. We saw beautiful steep cliffs with flowering Dudleyas just above the ocean. Others who took To learn more visit southcoastcss.org the Hearst Castle and elephant seal rookery tour came back with fabulous photos of mother/ infant and humongous male elephant seals lumbering along the shoreline. Check out the photos on the Like us on our facebook page CSSA Facebook page for the gardens that were on the tour. We will have special coverage of the Convention Follow us on Instagram, _sccss_ in our September Newsletter and on our website, complete with pictures and stories. Congratulations to David Hodgson, as the recipient for the IN THIS ISSUE California Garden Club, Inc. (CGCI) Certificate for Outstanding Private Garden.