Los Angeles
Cactus and Succulent Society
Mission Statement
The Los Angeles Cactus and Succulent Society (LACSS) cultivates the study and enjoyment of cactus and succulent plants through educational programs and activities that promote the hobby within a community of fellow enthusiasts and among the greater public.
Come and Visit!
Welcome to the website of the Los Angeles Cactus and Succulent Society. Our nearly 200 members come from throughout the southland and share a passion for cacti and succulents. Throughout the history of LACSS, many of the most prominent researchers, authors, and collectors of the succulent world have been leaders and members of our society.
LACSS meets monthly in the San Fernando Valley to enjoy stimulating presentations, hands-on workshops, plant sales, mini-shows, raffles, trading, and other activities. In addition, LACSS offers field trips to member gardens, nurseries, and private collections. We serve the greater community by offering free educational activities, and presenting an exciting annual festival in April or June, and a Fall Sale.
In order to share the joys and benefits of collecting and cultivating cacti and succulents, we invite you to check out our general meetings on the 1st Thursday of each month at ONEgeneration Senior Enrichment Center at 18255 Victory Blvd.
Doors open at 6:15 for the Social Hour, Ask an Expert, and much more. The business meeting starts promptly at 7pm. Attendance is FREE and open to the public. Each new visitor receives a free plant! We hope to see you at a meeting soon.
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REFRESHMENT REMINDER
Our next meeting is February 6, 2025 Last names beginning with D, E and F please bring treats! If you missed your month this is a great time to bring a treat to share.
It is a collective effort that we provide refreshments for our members at the meeting! As you know, bringing refreshments to the meeting is a way to make our meetings more enjoyable and welcoming for everyone.
This month, last names beginning with D, E and F. If you missed your month this is a great time to bring a treat to share.
We kindly ask that each member brings a small contribution of snacks or drinks to share with the group. A lot of us are coming straight from work and appreciate that we are mindful of empty stomachs.
Examples of refreshments that you could bring include:
Appetizers / Sides Cookies or pastries Fruit or vegetables Chips and dip Finger food Pizza
Please bring your contribution in a “disposable” dish!
If bringing refreshments is a difficulty, we ask that you leave a donation in the “Donation Jar” at the Refreshment Table. The club relies on your contribution to continue supplying our membership with sustenance.
We appreciate your cooperation and look forward to seeing you at the meeting.
Thank you,
LACSS
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Meeting
February 6, 2025
Doors open 6:15PM
One Generation
18255 Victory Blvd
Reseda CA
February Plants of the Month:
Echinocereus and Pelargonium
Speaker
this Month:
Adam Baker
Astrophytums
Adam Baker -
BIO: Adam Is a father and a husband before anything else. A software developer by trade and in the technology field for almost two decades.
Cacti and succulents only became part of his life in the last 6 years as he discovered the unique plants at his in-law’s house in West Covina. Since then, he has devoted a good amount of the little free time one has left with a toddler, to learning, caring for, and growing his collection. As he started to learn about and fall in love with each genus, one kept growing and that was Astrophytum.
Adam has amassed over 200+ mature Astrophytum plants of different form, variety, and cultivar that he cares for in his greenhouse. In addition to that over the past few years he began pollinating and harvesting seeds from his own plants crossing specific species to form some wonderful hybrids and varieties. Adam grows Astrophytum from seed and has learned a lot about care, climate conditions, pest control, and death (LOL) while growing this genus of cacti. Adam still considers himself an amateur and is constantly humbled by many in the world of cacti & succulents, specifically Astrophytum. He is known as @bakersuccs on Instagram. His website is bakersuccs.com and always enjoys geek-ing out over plants!
Presentation: “Astrophytum and the Man Who Fell In Love With a Genus”.
I will be discussing this amazing genus and would love to answer questions you may have specific to Astrophytum. I will share my experiences through the years and how I tackled challenges in my own microclimate. In addition to the slide presentation, I will bring some plants from my own collection so you can see why I fell in love. I will also have some plants to sell as well!
Editor’s note from Eli; He has plants and seeds to sell, as well as for the raffle. Zelle/venmo or check are all acceptable sources of payment.
February Speaker
Adam Baker
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