Mini-Show Cactus February 2022: Stenocactus, Echinofossulocactus
Mini-Show Succulent February 2022: Euphorbia from Madagascar

This presentation will start by introducing some of the taxonomy and biology of the genus Sulcorebutia, a group of plants that has more recently been included in Rebutia and Weingartia. Next, it will summarize some of the special care that these plants require in order to do well and put on large flowering displays.  Finally, it will conclude with a “virtual tour of Bolivia”: a slide show of plants from Jackson’s collection grouped by locality to reflect which species can be seen in the vicinity of one another in nature.

Jackson Burkholder has been growing cacti and succulents for over twenty years.  He grew up attending Colorado Cactus and Succulent Society events, and what started as one or two small plants every year has turned into an obsession with desert flora.  Since middle school, Jackson has been active in the Colorado Cactus and Succulent Society serving as Show and Sale Chair, Vice President, Show Chair, and has been a Show Judge for the past 6 years.  Jackson is also an active member of Cactus and Succulent Society of America and has been on its board of directors since 2020.

Jackson recently graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in Horticulture and minors in Botany and Japanese.  He is currently starting on Precision Cactus Growers, a nursery that will specialize in producing cactus seeds and plants with collection and location data.  His plants are distributed between a small greenhouse and multiple cold frames where his current focus is on South American cacti that thrive in the high elevations and cool nights of Colorado as well as wintery hardy plants.