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Cactus & Succulent Society of New
Mexico is an affiliate of the Cactus and
Succulent Society of America.
Meeting Info: Albuquerque Garden Center, 10120 Lomas Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 3rd Friday, 7:00 pm. President: Margaret Todd To contact the CSSNM via email, please use this address: CSSofNM@gmail.com |
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Upcoming
Events
September 17, 2021 - Steven Brack, Ralph Peters and Rod Haenii (from
Colorado) will talk about "Growing Mesembs Outdoors in New Mexico".
The "Mesemb group" is from southern Africa and includes "ice plants",
"living stones" and many other interesting plants. The number of
genera is huge and includes Delosperma, Lithops, Ttitanopsis, Rabiea,
Aloinopsis, Conophytum, Argyroderma, Ruschia,.... Many make good
yard plants in Albuquerque!
Members will receive an email with a Zoom meeting invitation and
instructions.
Non-members are encouraged to request an invitation via email at CSSofNM@gmail.com;
please include your name so that we can admit you to the meeting.
Zoom help/info is available.
October 15, 2021 -- In person and Zoom meeting?
Dan Mahr, a retired professor from the University of Wisconsin, will talk
about the Cacti of Brazil.
Information about plants
Plant information may be found here. Checkout the article on
potting soils which lists recipes
from several members. Collecting wild plants is generally
discouraged -- see why!
Siegfried Lodwig has written 2 articles (text and pictures) on growing cacti from
seeds and growing/transplanting
the seedlings.
The Cactus and
Succulent Society of America's e-newsletter "To The Point"
has articles about plant cultivation, individual societies, and other
interesting stories.
Landscaping Southwest is a program that investigates water-wise landscaping and gardening. This video looks at the La Mesa Community Garden in the first half and Ralph Peters' xeric yard and his cactus & succulent collection in the second half. It shows cacti, succulents, and other native plants (ocotillos, penstemons,...) used in landscaping and discusses their cultivation.
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Checkout picture galleries of flowering cacti and succulents courtesy of Siegfried Lodwig. A new gallery is up for May - June 2021 with 48 photos. |
Useful links for information on the web may be found here. Check out the blog from Australia.
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