Our meetings are usually the second Sunday of every month.
However the next meeting will be our Pot-luck on Saturday December 13, 1:00pm-4:00pm
at the Palos Verdes Art Center.
Next Meeting
South Coast C&SS monthly meeting -February 2026
PRESENTER FOR FEBRUARY: Woody Minnich “Pachypodiums, In the Field, Garden, and Greenhouse”
Special Event(s)
Next Calendar Event(s)
Gary Duke’s Plant and Pottery Sale – February 7, 2026
Gary Duke’s Plant and Pottery Sale
San Diego C&SS – Winter Show & Sale 2026
Feb. 14 Balboa Park, Room 101, San Diego, CA Info. call 619-990-2051
Mini-Show Standings
Mini-Show Standings
Current table of points from Mini-Shows.
Mini-Show Cactus February 2026: Epiphytic Cactus
Epiphytic cacti do not live in soil like other cacti but in places like rain forests they inhabit the forks or large branches of trees, their roots clinging tightly to their host. Epiphytes have specially designed stomata (leaf openings), that help absorb moisture from the open air.
Mini-Show Succulent January 2026: Aloe
A genus native to Africa containing about four hundred species of flowering succulent plants.
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We Aim To:
- Promote education and cooperation among hobbyists and others interested in the study, culture, and propagation of succulent plants, including cacti.
- Support the activities of organizations whose goals include the conservation of cacti and succulents in their native habitats.
- Learn facts, make friends, have fun!
Final Mini-Show Standings 2025
The final Mini-Show points totals for the year 2025.
Plant Nomenclature Syntax Page
We have a new page called “Plant Nomenclature Syntax” describing some of the rules of plant scientific names.