Cactus and Succulent Society of New Mexico
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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, usually
on the 3rd Wednesday, at 7:00 pm. Check Upcoming
Events below for information on the next meeting.
Note the change from Friday to Wednesday!
President: Matthew-Ryan Morrell
Webmaster: Ralph R. Peters
To contact the CSSNM via email, please use this address: CSSofNM@gmail.com
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Upcoming
Events
Saturday, May 7, 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm - We will have garden tour to see
cacti and succulents growing and flowering in member's yards. All 3
yards are in the NE Heights of Albuquerque within about a mile of the
intersection of Indian School and Juan Tabo.
Members will receive an email with addresses. Guests are welcome
also! Please send an email to CSSofNM@gmail.com for more
information.
Saturday, May 14 starting about 9:30 am - We will have an easy hike
at the far northern edge of Rio Rancho near the intersection of the NW
Loop and US550. A large population of Echincereus triglochidiatus
(claret cup cactus) is reported in the area and we may see a big show of
flowers! More information later, Guests, please send us an
email if you are interested!
There will not be a meeting on Wednesday, May 18.
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 - Regular meeting with information on our April
Spring Show & Sale. More info later
July - NO meeting
Wednesday, August 17, 2022 - Regular meeting
Saturday & Sunday, September 3 & 4 - Labor Day Show at the
Albuquerque Botanic Garden. We will be near the entrance to the
gardens.
Video presentations!
Ralph Peters recently made a presentation to the Native Plant Society
called "
NM
Cactus Travelog" which visited locations in SouthEast, SouthCentral,
and NorthWest New Mexico.
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. The Spring 2022 issue is now available.
An Agave
victoria-reginae flowered at Daniel Finley's house in summer of
2019 and he provided some pictures.
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 Oct
2021- January 2022 with 32 photos. |
Useful links for information on the web may be found here.
Check out the blog from Australia.
Club Information
Club
information including a membership application, new member
information, newsletters,
current officers, a library list, show information, show tags, show posters
and vendor information...
You can apply for membership or renew it online.
CSSNM uses PayPal to pay the annual fee.
NOTE: Annual membership was raised from $10 to $15 for 2022!
The library
list has been updated! Check it out as our library is large.
What does the society do? Get an idea from a list of recent events.
