Cactus and Succulent Society of New Mexico

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, Albuquerque, NM, 3rd Friday, 7:00 pm.

President: CV Porter, 1817 Greta NE Albuquerque, NM 87112.
Affiliate Rep: Ralph R Peters, 505-293-6356, RPeters52@gmail.com, 1825 Shirlane NE, Albuquerque NM 87112.

Upcoming Events
TUESDAY, February 23, 2010 - Guillermo Rivera is a native of Cordoba, Argentina and is an avid plant lover and birdwatcher. Guillermo will present a talk on the cacti and bromeliads of Peru which will include the Matucanas, Oroyas, Lobivias, Haageocereus, Trichocereus, Opuntioides and many other genera as well as some fantastic bromeliads such as Puya raimondii ( 30 feet tall.) We will also see some of the wonderful ancient archeological ruins like Machu Picchu and the Nasza Lines. From Lake Titicaca to the sea shore and high in the Andes, we will see some of the unique world wonders that Peru has to offer.

March 19, 2010 - "Shows, Showing and Judging." by Woody Minnich. This presentation was developed for many cactus clubs from Denver to Saint Louis and from Phoenix to Los Angeles. We will learn modern styles of staging plants for better presentations as well as how to make your plants more competitive. This program will show many different shows from all around the country and the team work necessary to make a show a positive experience for all involved. The criteria that judges use for selecting the winning plants will also be presented. Staging materials, pots and important grooming aspects will also be addressed, for that attractive plant in your home, to the plant that can win in the show! Hopefully this presentation will help inspire many of you to enter some of your wonderful specimen plants for the enjoyment of our fellow hobbyists and the general public.

April 3 and 4, 2010 - Spring Show and Sale at the Albuquerque Garden Center, 10120 Lomas Blvd. NE from 10 am to 4 pm on both days.

Information
Plant information may be found here.
Club information may be found here.

Recent Events
November 21, 2008: A talk was given by Panayoti Kelaidis from the Denver Botanical Garden. He specializes is making outdoor rockeries using hardy succulents and cacti. His real emphasis is discovering new kinds of succulents (especially fromAfrica) that will grow outdoors in Denver.

January 16, 2009: Our speaker Woody Minnich discussed a recent trip to Brazil.

February 20, 2009: Ralph Peters discussed a backpacking trip into the Grand Canyon last April. Many plants were growing and flowering including fields of sego lilies, agaves, opuntias, Echinocereus engelmanii, ....! The scenery is pretty nice too!

March 20, 2009 Cacti of the New World: Succulents with Areoles, Their Growth Patterns and Lifestyles
Daniel Finley discussed the habitat (and some cultivated) photos of many succulent plants, especially cacti (endemic to the western hemisphere). Interspersed among the pictures are some discussions about their origins, unusual metabolism, distribution, and lifestyles, as well as Latin names, but no exams.

June 19th, 2009 at 7 pm Spring in South Africa
Steve Brack discussed his trip to South Africa in August 2008. Because of good rains, masses of wild flowers covered the landscape.

August 21, 2009 The Jewel Cacti of Mexico Woody Minnich will talk about all the miniature "gems" native to Mexico; cacti like Turbinicarpus, Epithelantha, Ariocarpus, and many tiny Mammillarias. They are all the tiny cacti that hide so well from view. He will show photos taken in nature so you can really see what they should look like.

October 16, 2009 - John Oberhausen talked about the CommunityGarden/Outdoor classroom at the Eldorado School Community Garden in SE Santa Fe. Many species of cacti and succulents can be grown in this cold climate! The cactus garden has received support from the CSSNM.

November 20, 2009 - The program showed an outdoor cactus and succulent garden in Colorado Springs. Leo Chance has packed his yard with many surprising plants. Cacti include surpises like Lobivias, Mamms, Notocactus, Gymnocalycium, Echinocereus as well as more expected kinds. His real forte is succulents, among them Lithops, Othonnas, Euphorbias, and many other mesembs and South Africa material. The photos taken are very impressive, with many plants in flower, so very pretty.

January 15, 2010 - Sig Lodwig likes to have some plants blooming every month (day?) of the year! He talked about his choices for free-flowering cactus and succulent plants and how he grows them.

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