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We meet at:
South Coast Botanic Garden [Map]

Our meetings are usually the second Sunday of every month at:

We meet at:
South Coast Botanic Garden [Map]

South Coast Botanic Garden   [Map]
26300 Crenshaw Blvd.
Palos Verdes Peninsula
Meeting time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm.
Presentation starts at 1:30 pm.

Next Meeting

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting -February 2025

Feb 9, 1:00 pm
Tom Glavich

PRESENTER FOR FEBRUARY: Tom Glavich: “Ice Plants for the Cool Grower”

Special Event(s)

South Coast C&SS – Show & Sale 2025

Apr 5, 9:00 am
South Coast C&SS – Show & Sale 2025

April 5-6, 2025 9am – 4pm

Next Calendar Event(s)

Duke’s Plant and Pottery Sale – February 6th 2025

Feb 8, 9:00 am
Duke Sale 2025-02-06

The Duke of Long Beach invites you to a: Huge Plant and  Pottery Sale Saturday, February 8, 2025 4660 Rio Ave, Long Beach, CA 90805 9:00 am – 2:00 pm…

South Coast C&SS monthly meeting -MARCH 2025

Mar 9, 1:00 pm
South Coast C&SS monthly meeting -MARCH 2025

PRESENTER FOR MARCH: Steven Frieze

Mini-Show Results January 2025

SCCSS 2025 01 - Intermediate Succulent First - Lemono Lott - Tylecodon wallichii subsp. ecklonianus

Mini Show results, winners and photos of plants.

Mini-Show Standings

Mini-Show Standings

Current table of points from Mini-Shows.

Mini-Show Cactus February 2025: Stenocactus, Echinofossulocactus

Stenocactus sulphureus

Stenocactus is a genus of northern and central Mexican cacti of around 10 species related to Ferocactus.

Mini-Show Succulent February 2025: Euphorbia from Madagascar

Euphorbia pachypodioides

Some of the most interesting euphorbias come from Madagascar.

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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!

Plant Nomenclature Syntax Page

SCCSS Plant Nomenclature Syntax example 2 agave

We have a new page called “Plant Nomenclature Syntax” describing some of the rules of plant scientific names.

2025 Annual Plant: Mammillaria perezdelarosae

Mammillaria perezdelarosae

2025 Annual Plant: Mammillaria perezdelarosae from Jalisco, Mexico

Final Mini-Show Standings 2024

The final Mini-Show points totals for the year 2024.

2024 Show & Sale

Show and Sale 2024

The annual Show and Sale was held April 13-14,2024 at the Palos Verdes Art Center.

2025 Annual Plant

Mammillaria perezdelarosae

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