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South Coast C&SS monthly meeting – August 2018

2018-08-12 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm PDT

Woody Minnich

Cactus of the Month: Ferocactus, Leuchtenbergia

Succulent of the Month: Stapeliads (Stapelia, Huernia, Orbea, etc.)

PRESENTER FOR AUGUST IS:    Woody Minnich – “The New, Rare and Seldom seen Cacti and Succulents of Mexico”

Woody Minnich

Woody, as he is commonly called, has been in the cactus hobby for some 45 years and has become well known for his participation in many of the cactus and succulent clubs. He is an honorary life member of nine clubs as well as a life member and Friend of the CSSA (Cactus & Succulent Society of America.) He has served in almost all positions of leadership from president, to newsletter editor, to show chairman and so on. He is also known for his extensive field work studying primarily the cactus family.

He has traveled throughout Africa, Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Madagascar, Mexico, Namibia, New Zealand, Peru, Socotra, the United States and Yemen. From these trips and his nursery experience, he has developed an extensive knowledge of the cactus family as well as many of the other succulent genera.
Woody is also known for his many presentations. His photography is considered to be special and his commentary very entertaining and educational. He is a recognized international speaker and has spoken at plant conventions for organizations all over the U.S.A. as well as in England, Germany, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico.

Woody has also authored a number of articles for various newsletters, the CSSA journal and his photographs are well published. Woody is the creator­ originator of the first color version of the CSSA journal “Cacti and Succulents for the Amateur” that also featured show plants, shows and the growers of the pictured plants.

He is also known for his cactus and succulent nursery, Cactus Data Plants. CDP was started in 1975 and is still in operation today. Cactus Data Plants specializes in show specimens and rare cacti and other succulents with particular emphasis in Ariocarpus, Astrophytum, Mammillaria, Gymnocalycium, Turbinicarpus, Melocactus, Copiapoa, Fouquieria, Pachypodium, Euphorbia, Cyphostemma, Adenium and Adenia.

Woody and his wife Kathy live in the beautiful mountains south of Santa Fe New Mexico, in a region called Cedar Grove. He has a small 1,200 sq, ft. greenhouse and a few cold frames where he grows his unique plants. He is always on the move and travels frequently to do presentations and shows throughout the western United States. Woody is the proud parent of three children, Leah, Denver and Sarah, all of whom are now grown and out in the big world. Woody is also the proud grandparent of three grandsons, Indiana, Ashton and Logan. He is a retired high school teacher of 32 years where he taught Graphic Arts, Architecture, Art and Health.

Woody Minnich
Mammillaria luethyi
Mammillaria luethyi
Encephalocarpus (Pelecephora) strobiliformis
Encephalocarpus (Pelecephora) strobiliformis
Aztekium ritteri
Aztekium ritteri

Details

Date:
2018-08-12
Time:
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm PDT
Event Category:

Organizer

South Coast Cactus & Succulent Society
Phone
310-346-6206
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Venue

South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall
26300 Crenshaw Blvd.
Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274 United States
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Phone
424-452-0920
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