Plant Nomenclature Syntax Page
We have a new page called "Plant Nomenclature Syntax" describing some of the rules of plant scientific names.
2025 Annual Plant: Mammillaria perezdelarosae
2025 Annual Plant: Mammillaria perezdelarosae from Jalisco, Mexico
Mini-Show Cactus January 2025: Mammillaria & Cochemiea – Single Headed
Mammillaria is one of the larger genera in the Cactus family, and one of the most variable.
2023 Holiday Party
The Holiday Party was well-attended. The entrees were ham (prepared by Terri) and Prime Rib (cooked by Bernard). There was an amazing array of delicious side dishes. It was a festive ending to our club’s 51st year!
2024 Annual Plant: Haworthia emelyae var. major
2024 Annual Plant: Haworthia emelyae var. major from South Africa
2022 Holiday Party
The 2022 Holiday Party was well-attended (about 40 people) and marked 50 years of the South Coast C&SS.
SCCSS Show & Sale 2023 Volunteer Jobs
In-person meetings at last, yay! We will be meeting in the Peninsula Center Library Community Room, see maps.
Meeting location for March & May 2022 – Peninsula Center Library
In-person meetings at last, yay! We will be meeting in the Peninsula Center Library Community Room, see maps.
Rod Haenni – Cold Hardy Cacti and Succulents
Rod Haenni has explored the hardiness of thousands of different cacti and other succulents in different settings and microclimates. All of the plants were subjected to below zero Fahrenheit every…
Gary Duke & Cactus Quest Videos
Gary Duke interviewed by Cactus Quest about ethical plant shopping.
2020 Plant of the Year Questionnaire Results
Members were given one of these at the start of the year. They were to look after it and bring it back at the December 2020 meeting (the annual Pot…
2020 Annual Plant: Lobivia saltensis
Members were given one of these at the start of the year. We are to look after it and bring it back at the December 2020 meeting (the annual Pot…
2019 Annual Plant: Haworthia maughanii × truncata
Haworthia maughanii × truncata is native to South Africa and usually grows only 2-3 inches tall. It’s well suited for indoors or shady environments. It grows well in porous soil…
2018-12-09 Holiday Potluck Photos
Photos from the 2018 Holiday Potluck. Photography by Laurel Woodley.
2018 Annual Plant: Thelocactus bicolor var. parras
Little is known about this plant, it is similar to other subspecies of Thelocactus bicolor with minor differences due to it's region of habitat in Parras, Mexico. It is thought that…
2017-08-19 Lynda Johnson’s Open Garden
Those of us who went to Lynda Johnson's sale and open garden were treated to some wonderful sights and some amzing weather. Not only that but we all came away…
2017 Annual Plant: Pachypodium lealii subsp. saundersii
Members were given one of these at the start of the year. We are to look after it and bring it back at the December 2017 meeting (the annual Pot…
Articles by Geoff Stein aka palmbob
Eriosyce is a genus of cacti native to Chile. Neoporteria and Neochilenia are genera from the Central and Northern Coasts of Chile, and the Southern Coast of Peru.
2016 Annual Plant: Mammillaria zeilmanniana
Mammillaria zeilmanniana. Members were given one of these at the start of the year. We are to look after it and bring it back at the December 2016 meeting (the…