A small but enthusiastic group was present for our September meeting. VP Steve Crippen got us off to a good start with a fairly long business meeting. Lynn mentioned a fundraiser for Help International which will be held at a local micro-brewery on September 23rd (It didn’t have anything to do with succulents, but it might be fun). Maynard mentioned that this year’s Show, which was not going to include a Sale, will now include a Sale. We now have both plants and pots that will be sold at the Show (we WILL NOT be selling any of our own plants this year, though nice-looking cuttings to give away might be good).

Sydney and Jack gave us some more information about the upcoming Rose Quartz field trip and Bonnie mentioned that she would be going back to Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden. Lynn also brought up the possibility of returning to the San Luis Obispo Botanical garden. Jack then added an invitation to go to the ghost town of Bodie, but he has to book it a year in advance and it is a bit expensive.

We then met Barbara Coelho who gave us a wonderful presentation on echeverias (I believe this is the first time our club has had a presentation just on Echeveria). We learned that they are frost sensitive, like some shade, that they come in solitary and clumping forms and are prone to mealybugs. We saw a great number of beautiful pictures that will likely inspire many of us to collect more of these succulents.