Los Angeles Cactus & Succulent Society
Next meeting: FIRST THURSDAY of the Month
Doors open 6:15PM
One Generation, 18255 Victory Blvd, Reseda, CA
Next meeting: FIRST THURSDAY of the Month Doors open 6:15PM One Generation, 18255 Victory Blvd, Reseda, CA
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, drawings, 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 Spring and Winter Sales.
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 in Reseda California.
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.
September Program
Observations from the central Andes in Peru, Bolivia and Argentina
Stefan Campbell is an Australian naturalist and environmental consultant living in Chile. He has an academic background in Applied Sciences and developed a fascination for cacti and other exotic plants from a young age. Stefan now facilitates habitat tours in South America, works in conservation and independently researches cacti and desert ecology.
The Northern and Central Andes hi lights include exotic species from the northern range in Colombia and Venezuela such as Melocactus, Mammillaria, Echeveria, Tillandsia and Espeletia. Observations from the central Andes in Peru, Bolivia and Argentina include firsthand accounts of Azorella, Trichocereus, Aylosteria, Parodia and Yavia.
Refreshments
First names beginning in C, L, G and S
Plants of the Month
September 2026
Cactus
Gymnocalycium
Succulent
Adenium