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.
May Program
Dr. Robert H. "Bob" Webb is a distinguished research hydrologist and world-renowned expert on cacti and succulents. After a career with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the University of Arizona, he transitioned his focus to the study and preservation of desert flora, specifically focusing on long-term environmental changes in arid regions. He is the co-owner of Arid Lands Greenhouses, with his wife Toni Vacuum in Tucson, Arizona.
He manages one of the world's most diverse collections, featuring over 3,000 succulent types. He is a leading authority on species such as Agave and Sansevieria, having traveled extensively through Africa, Arabia, and Baja California to document rare plants in their natural habitats. He is also an author, having written or edited over 25 books and hundreds of scientific papers. His work often bridges the gap between technical hydrology and botanical field studies, and he has been credited with discovering and naming ten new species or subspecies of succulent plants.
Plants of the Month
May 2026
Cactus
Miniatures
Succulent
Miniatures