May 2015 - Sunset Succulent Society

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VOL. 115
President: Rosalie Gorchoff
(310) 822-1783
MAY 2015
NO. 5
Editor: Nels Christianson
(310) 396-1231
[email protected]
NO MEETING THIS MAY
SUNSET SHOW AND SALE
MAY 2 & 3, 2015
Saturday Sale 10-5, Show 12-5, Sunday Show and Sale 10-4
Please participate in any way you can.
On Friday afternoon:
You can help to set up shade cloth and Club plant table
and enter plants in the show.
Enter plants from 2 pm to 6 pm.
On Saturday:
You can bring food, work security, greet guests,
give information on plants, encourage membership.
On Sunday:
You can do the above for Saturday plus help out
with taking down the show.
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Haworthia truncata ‘Lime Green’
This plant belongs to Jim Hanna. Photo by N. Christianson
Last month Karen Ostler gave a hands-on presentation of getting plants ready for our show.
2015 Plant of the Month
MONTH
CACTUS
SUCCULENT
June
September
October
November
Echinopsis, Rebutia
Copiapoa, Matucana
Stenocactus, Ariocarpus
Cleistocactus, Pilosocereus,
Oreocereus
Crassula, Sedum
Bursera, Operculicaria, Commiphora
Echeveria, Dudleya
Senecio, Othonna
April 2015 Plant of the Month Winners
Junior Cactus
1st Place
Christine Kaunitz
2nd Place
Christine Kaunitz
3rd Place
Christine Kaunitz
Notocactus buningii
Notocactus ubelmannianus
Notocactus vanvlietii
Senior Cactus
1st Place
Karen Ostler
2nd Place
Brian Gold
3rd Place
Brian Gold
Parodia mammilosa
Notocactus warasii
Notocactus scopa aura
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Junior Succulent
1st Place
Christine Kaunitz
2nd Place
Christine Kaunitz
3rd Place
Christine Kaunitz
John Linesch
Howorthia cooperi var. truncata
Haworthia ‘Chocolate Brown’
Haworthia retusus ‘Gray Ghost’
Haworthia pumila
Senior Succulent
1st Place
Jim Hanna
2nd Place
Brian Gold
3rd Place
Laurel Woodley
John Matthews
Haworthia truncata ‘Lime Green’
Haworthia sp.
Haworthia truncata x H. maughnii
Haworthia (truncata x maughnii) x H. ‘Chocolate’
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The April POM judges were Christine Kaunitz and Gretchen Davis accompanied by Karen Ostler
UPCOMING EVENTS
Apr. 26, Huntington Botanical Gardens Plant Sale, 10-5, 1151 Oxford Rd., San Marino, info: 626-405-2160.
May 3, South Bay Epiphyllum Society Show and Sale, 9am-4pm, South Coast Botanical Gardens, 310-833-6823.
May 2-3, Sunset Succulent Society Show and Sale, Veterans’ Memorial Center, Garden Room, 4117 Overland Ave.,
Culver City, 310-822-1783. Saturday sale opens 9:00am, show around noon.
May 9 & 10, Gates C&S Society, 34th Show and Sale, Fri & Sat 9am-4:30pm, at Land Scapes Southern California Style,
450 E. Alessandro Blvd., Riverside CA, info: 951-360-8802.
May 16 & 17, Long Beach Cactus Club Show and Sale, 10:00am-5:00pm, Rancho Los Alamitos, 6400 Bixby Hill Rd,
Long Beach, info: 310-922-6090, www.lbcss.org
May 23 & 24, Central Coast C&S Society annual Show and Sale, 10:00am-4:00pm, Ludwick Center, 864 Santa Rosa, San
Luis Obispo CA, info: 805-237-2054, www.centralcoastcactus.org
May 30 & 31, Los Angeles C&S Society, Show and Sale, May 30th 9:00am-5:00pm, May 31st 9:00am-3:30pm, Sepulveda
Garden Center, 16633 Magnolia Blvd, Encino CA, info: www.lacss-show.com
June 6 & 7, San Diego C&S Society, summer Show and Sale, Balboa Park, Room 101, San Diego, info: 858-382-1797.
June 14-19, CSSA Biennial Convention, Pitzer College, Claremont, info: www.cssainc.org
June 26-28, CSSA Annual Show & Sale, Huntington Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Rd, San Marino, CA, into:
626-405-2160 or 2277, Plant sales starts June 26 through June 28. The Show opens on June 27 and ends June 28.
July 24-26, Orange County C&S Society summer Show and Sale, Fri. July 24 and Sat. July 25 9:00am-5:00pm, Sun. July
26 12:00-4:00pm, 1000 S. State College Bl. (Anaheim United Methodist Church), Anaheim CA, info: 949-212-8417.
Aug. 8 & 9, 30th Annual Intercity Show and Sale at the LA County Arboretum, 9:00am-5:00pm daily, 301 N. Baldwin
Ave., Arcadia CA, info: Tom Glavich 626-798-2430 or John Matthews 661-714-1052.
Aug. 29, Huntington Botanical Gardens Succulent Symposium, all day at the Huntington.
Sept. 6, Long Beach Cactus Club annual Plant Auction, 12:00-5:00pm, Rancho Los Alamitos, 6400 Bixby Hill Rd., Long
Beach, CA 90615, info: 310-922-6090.
Oct. 24 & 25, Palomar Show and Sale, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-4, San Diego Botanic Gardens, 230 Quail Gardens Rd., Encinitas
Info: [email protected] 858-382-1797.
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Echeveria agavoides, photo by N. Christianson
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