July 2007

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[email protected] The Los Angeles Cactus & Succulent Society is a non-profit organization. Since 1935 our purpose has been the education, conservation, & study of cacti & succulents. The “Cactus Chronicle” is the official bulletin of the Los Angeles Cactus & Succulent Society, an affiliate of the Cactus & Succulent Society of America, Inc. Any material in the “Cactus Chronicle” may be copied or reproduced by other clubs on our mailing list, or any non-profit organization, provided proper credit is given to the author and the Los Angeles Cactus & Succulent Society.

“The Big 5 Cyphostemmas” by which Petra means these species: juttae, uter, currorii, bainesii, seitziana. In this, she agrees with Gordon Rowley’s view in his book “Caudiciform and pachycaul succulents” (except that he considers seitziana to be the same as bainesii.) Pictured at left is a Cyphostemma currorii. All these were classified under Cissus originally and you still sometimes see that name applied. Both genera are closely-related members of the Vitaceae, or grape family. As a general rule, cyphostemmas tend to be pachycaul succulents from Africa, while cissus species are widespread throughout new and old world tropics and tend to be scrambling or vine-like. Once you see a cyphostemma in fruit, you can immediately see that it is a succulent grape, as it produces a cluster of orange to red “grapes” which are toxic to humand and some pets, although birds can eat them with no difficulty. In the Huntington Desert Garden, the huge C. juttae which stands in the first succulent bed, seems to bloom and set fruit every year—hence, the prominent sign warning people not to eat the “grapes,” due to their poisonous nature. (continued on page 10.) Petra Crist has lived in the United States for thirteen years. Petra has always collected plants, ever since she was a child living in Germany. Petra’s nursery is located in Whittier. You can visit her website at www.rare-succulents.com for further information and exact location.

July PLANTS OF THE MONTH Cactus : Opuntia and related species Succulents : < Jatropha, Monadenium, Pedilanthus, Synadenium Caudiciforms : Pterodiscus, Uncarina > Plant of the Month mini-show. BRING PLANTS We might learn when we try to share, it’s suppose to be fun (-:

PLANTS FOR THE YEAR 2007

LOS ANGELES CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY Month January

Cacti Mammillaria over 6" pots

Succulents Cotylendon, Tylecodon

Succulents (Caudiciform) Your Favorite

February

Notocactus, Parodia

Aloe & Aloe Hybrids

Sarcocaulon, Pelargonium, Begonia

March

Thelocactus, Corypantha, Rebutia

Bursera, Pachycormus

April

Ferocactus, Echinocactus

May June

Echinocereus Echinopsis, Lobivia, Mediolobivia

July

Opuntia & related species

Gasteria & Gasteria hybrids Sansevieria & Sanseveria hybrids Fouquiria, Idria Agave, Yucca, Nolina Jatropha, Monadenium, Pedilanthus, Synadenium

August

Melocactus

September October November December

Pediocactus, Uebelmannia, Turbinicarpus Copiapoa, Matucana, Oroya Crests, Monstrose, Variegate

Ficus Adenia, Adenium Pachypodium, Pachycormus Uncarina, Pterodiscus

Euphorbia Madagascar

Euphorbia caudiciform, non-Madagascar

Hoyas, Dischidia

Bombax, Calibanus

Echeveria, Dudleya Crests, Montrose, Variegate Annual Holiday Party

Ipomea, Fockea Crests, Monstrose, Variegate

Entry Classes: A new member may show as novice. Any novice who has achieved 20 first place awards or 40 total awards must move to the Advanced Class at the beginning of the following year. Owner of commercial nurseries must show in the open class; however, all members are free to show in open class. Prizes: In each of the three entry classes, the top three scorers in cacti and the top three scorers in other succulents will be awarded prizes at the LACSS Holiday party in December. Entry Requirements: All entrants must be LACSS members. We would like plant entries to be on the judging table no later than 7:15pm. No more than two cacti and two other succulents per entrant per month. Advanced and open class entries must have been in member’s possession at least six months. Minimum possession for novice class has been waived. All entries must be succulent plants. If there is a tie between plants the following three guidelines will determine the winner of the tie breakers: Plants in flower, the rarity of the plant, and the public appeal. Judging Scale Condition Size and Maturity Staging Nomenclature

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PLANTS WILL BE ARRANGED SINGLY OR IN SMALL GROUPS. ONE PLANT WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR THE “2ND CHANCE” DRAWING. MEMBERS WILL PURCHASE TICKETS AS USUAL. PLEASE WEAR YOUR NAMETAG WHEN PURCHASING TICKETS. PLACE 1 TICKET IN THE BOX IN FRONT OF THE PLANT(S) YOU ARE INTERESTED IN. YOU MAY PUT MORE THAN 1 TICKET IN A BOX. ONE TICKET WILL BE DRAWN FROM EACH BOX TO DETERMINE THE WINNER OF THAT PLANT. AFTER ALL THE PLANTS HAVE BEEN AWARDED, THE REMAINING TICKETS FROM ALL THE BOXES WILL BE PUT INTO A CONTAINER, MIXED UP, AND ONE WILL BE DRAWN. THAT DETERMINES THE WINNER OF THE “2ND CHANCE” PLANT. $1.00/ticket or $5.00/ 6 tickets

Novice—Cactus None. Advanced—Cactus 1st John Mathews Lobivia arachnacantha. 2nd W/M Wegner Lobibia hybrid "Green Gold". 3rd W/M Wegner Echinopsis hybrid. Open—Cactus 1st Barbara Nolan Lobivia cristata. 2nd Barbara Nolan Echinopsis hybrid.

Novice—Succulent 1st Cheryl White Agave marginata. 2nd Cheryl White Agave macrocantha. Advanced—Succulent 1st John Mathews Agave lophautha. 2nd W/M Wegner Agave americana medio-picta. 3rd Tom Thompson Agave victoria (green form). 3rd John Mathews Agave stricta "nana". Open—Succulent 1st Matt Maggio Agave schidigera. 2nd Barbara Nolan Agave stricta "nana".

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Novice—Caudiciform 1st John Noster Pachypodium spinosum. 2nd John Noster Pachypodium saudersii. 3rd John Martinez Nolina gracilis. 3rd Liz Tungate Pachypodium geayi. Advanced—Caudiciform 1st W/M Wegner Pachypodium lamerei. Open—Caudiciform 1st Matt Maggio Pachypodium rosulaltum. 2nd none. 3rd Barbara Nolan Nolina recurvata.

T h e firs t plants th at c om e to m ind w h en on e th ink s of O p u ntia ar e th e flat p ad d ed p lants , s een ev er yw h er e, or th e s p iny c ylin dric al C h olla c om m on to th e loc al h ills id es an d d es erts . Th e O p u ntioide a e fam ily offers m uc h m or e, and s om e u n us u al as w ell as c om m on form s ar e d es c rib ed b elow .

T h e C ac tus fam ily is d ivid ed into a nu m b er of s u bfam ilies . The O p u ntioide a e is on e of th es e s ub fam ilies . T h e O p u ntioide a e c ov ers th e lar g es t g eog r ap h ic al r an g e of an y of th e s ub-fam ilies , s tr etc h ing from S outh er n A r g entin a to C an ad a, an d c ov ers all of th e C ar ibb e an is lan ds and P ac ific Is lan ds fr om th e G alap ag os to th e C atalin as . It is n atur aliz ed on ev er y c ontin ent exc ept A ntarc tic a. It is a p es t an d a n o xiou s w eed in m an y p lac es , an d is dis p lac ing n ativ e v eg etation in p arts of Afric a, M ad ag as c ar an d A us tr alia.

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T e p hroc ac tus , is a g en us of v er y v ar iab le c ac ti, m os tly fr om A rg entin a. S p ec ies v ary c ons id er ab ly, fr om th e v er y s p in y T e ph r o c a ct us stram r ia t o th e p ap er s p in ed T ep h ro c act u s artic u lata to th e n e ar ly s p in eles s T e p h ro ca ct us in er m is. T e p hroc ac tus ar e pr ob ab ly th e m os t c ollec ted of th e O p u ntioide a e, an d th er e is ev en a T e p hroc ac tus s tu dy gr ou p for th e tr u e fan atic s . Th ey m ak e s m all, n eat p lants , an d a g o od c ollec tion c an b e k ept in a reas on ab le ar ea.

H an d lin g of O p u ntias is s om ew h at of a pr ob lem . T h ey ar e n otoriou s for th eir w ell p lac ed s h arp s p in es , an d n ear ly inv is ib le g loc h ids . H an d lin g w ith s tee l tools is th e b es t b et. G lov es g et c ov er ed w ith g loc h ids , w h ic h in v ariab ly en d u p in y ou r h an ds w h en th e g lov es c om e off. G loc hids c an often b e rem ov ed b y w as h in g w ith a s tr on g h os e s tream . P luc k in g w ith tw e ez ers is effec tiv e an d br us h in g w ork s s om etim es . D uc t tap e is a h elp, an d as a las t r es ort, s o is rub b er c em en t.

P r op ag ation of all O pu ntias is m os t eas ily ac c om p lis h ed b y c uttin gs . A ll c uttings r oot eas ily. S e ed pr op ag atio n req u ir es p atienc e, w ith s ee d s c ar ific ation an d s om etim es artific ia l w inter in g b y k eep in g th e s eed d am p an d c old in th e r efr ig er ator r eq uir ed . S eed g er m in ation c an b e err atic , w ith s eeds fr om th e s am e p lan t s om etim es g er m in atin g in d ays , an d s om etim es n ot for m onths .

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P r op ag ation of M on ad en iu m is s im ilar to E u p h or b ias . C uttin gs c an b e fr om th e s tem s uc c u lent s p ec ies . W hen th e y ar e fu lly dry, th ey w ill r o ot an d for m typ ic al p lan ts . C uttin gs of th e g eop h ytic p lants ar e m or e d iffic u lt an d m an y w ill n ot for m typ ic al c au d ex es from c uttin gs . S om e r eq u ir e d ou b le c uts to for m c au d ex es at all. ( A d ou b le c ut c ons is ts of an in itial c uttin g, follow ed b y rem ov in g th e top of th e r ooted c uttin g w h en gr ow th r es um es .)

As w ith m os t tr op ic al g en er a, M o n ad e niu m ar e s ens itiv e to tem p er atur e, and p artic u lar ly to c om bin ed c old an d w et. It p ays to k ee p th em dry dur ing th eir w inter d or m anc y, an d to br ing th em out of d or m anc y w ith s om e c ar e to k e ep th e r oots fr om rotting in th e ear ly s prin g.

W hile E u p hor bia is a w or ld w id e g en us , M o n ad e niu m is c onfin ed to A fric a, w ith a larg e p art of th e g en us in tr op ic a l A fric a. T h er e ar e ab out 7 5 s p ec ies , w ith m an y d is c ov er ed r ec ently, an d m or e c ertain ly to b e fou n d. L ik e E u p hor bia, th er e is en or m ous s iz e v ar iation in th e g en us . T h er e ar e le afy s ub s hr u bs , tru e s hr u bs , an d g eop h ytes th at h av e alm os t all th eir m as s un d ergr ou n d, w ith on ly d ec idu ou s leav es ab ov e gr ou n d w h en gr ow th c on d itions ar e fav or ab le.

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Succule n t o f the M onth-M on adeniu m T h e g en us M o n a de nium is a c los e relativ e of E up h orbia. The k ey d iffer enc e b etw een th e tw o g en er a is th at E up h orbia flow ers h av e fou r n ec tar ies , w h ile M o na d enium h av e th es e fus ed into a s in g le h ors es h o es h ap ed n ec tary. Th is m ak es th e flow ers look s ign ific antly d iffer ent, an d m os t M o n a de nium flow ers r eflec t th is by g en er ally h av ing a d is tinc t as y m m etry n ot s een in E up h orbia. T h e n am e M o n a de nium r eflec ts this fus ion.

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Los Angeles Cactus and Succulent Society Caudiciforms of the Month July 2007 – Pterodiscus, Sesamothamnus, Uncarina Pterodiscus, Sesamothamnus, and Uncarina are all members of the Pedaliaceae or Sesame family. They are all still relatively uncommon succulents, in spite of the relative ease of growing many of them.

Pterodiscus speciosus Pterodiscus is a strictly African genus of relatively small caudiciform succulents. Although most of the collected species come from South Africa, Namibia and Botswana, the genus stretches through a good portion of central and eastern Africa. In habitat, the caudex is generally half above ground and half below. A single stem is produced every year. The stem produces non-succulent leaves and small, unusual flowers. In cultivation, the nearly entire caudex is generally put above the soil line. Sesamothamnus is another strictly African genus of shrubby plants. This genus is found in only two locations, in Ethiopia and Somalia, where the species are only marginally succulent, and in Zimbabwe, Angola, Botswana and northern South Africa, where the trunks are very soft and very thick. In habitat, the plants would

prefer growing into small trees or large shrubs, 15 to 20 feet tall, but frequent grazing of the succulent stems by every passing herbivore produces very short beautifully bonsai like plants. The same is done in cultivation, with pruning shears replacing the teeth of herbivores. These are wonderful succulents, looking very much like miniature Adansonia. They are relatively easy to grow, needing only protection from frost and excessive winter moisture. Uncarina, a Madagascan endemic is the most popular of the three genera. All of the species have underground, and sometimes aboveground swollen roots. There are about 15 species, with a few more likely to be discovered in the more isolated regions of Northern Madagascar. They are easy to grow, liking lots of water when in growth, but needing some protection from wet and cold in the winter.

Uncarina grandieri entered in the 2003 Show by Naomi and Frank Bloss

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Tom Glavich May 2005

LACSS 2007 Show and Sale Article The LACSS 2007 Show and Sale was a rousing success by any standard. Even as early as Friday mid-day, before all the exhibitors had set-up their displays, comments such as those listed below were being offered by anyone entering the Sepulveda Gardens meeting room:: “What a wonderful show” “Magnificent displays” “I learned a lot from the various exhibits” “The club should be proud of itself” Truly the last comment is the one which resonates with me the most. The success of this endeavor was due to a massive effort on the part of a lot of members all contributing time and effort on behalf of the society. The success of the show even applied to the sales area where the introduction of payment through charge cards enabled the club to generate an extra $3,000 that it might not otherwise have been able to do. As the weekend unfolded, I heard many more laudatory reports which confirmed my original observation that the show and sale was a raving success. Many thanks and congratulations are appropriate. Lets start with the members who put together some of the most excellent displays that I have had the pleasure to see in the 20 or so years I have been involved with the club world. As many of you may remember, this is the first year we tried a public judging format where show attendees vote for the best display or collection as presented by the exhibitor. The winners of the First Prize ($150 voucher), Second Prize ($50 voucher), and Third Prize ($25) are as follows: Novice/Advanced Category 1st Place – Frank White 2nd Place – Sandy Chase 3rd Place – Charley Ball Open Category 1st Place – Petra Crist 2nd Place – Matt Maggio 3rd Place – Mike Buckner It should be noted that the Novice/Advanced exhibitors put together really entertaining and educationally oriented displays that captivated those who saw the show; and there were many who attended this show. It was determined that the quality of these educational displays were so substantial that the winner of a separate judging merited a CSSA Education Trophy which was awarded to Sandy Chase for her informative display.

LACSS 2007 Show and Sale Article

page 2 As I stated previously, no show of this size can be successful without the support and assistance of many people. A partial listing of those individuals who volunteered time and effort follows indicating how each made significant contributions to this event. We must begin with Ralph Massey who encouraged the success of this show with his fine publicity work. Show information appeared in many local newspapers ensuring that the public was aware of the event. Thanks to all members in the Novice/Advanced class who showed a collection of their plants including John Mathews, Barbara Hall, Walt and Maxine Wegner, Mick Gottschalk, Barbara Nolan, Sandy Chase, Tom Thompson, Norma Lewis, Charley Ball, Steve Ball, Dayla Frazier, Douglas George, John Martinez, Frank White, and Sheryl White. A special thanks to Joyce Schumann, Liz Tungate, and Helen Frank who managed the voting on Saturday. Joyce and Liz were there both Saturday and Sunday diligently served as a source of assistance to those entering the show on both days. You three did a magnificent job. The voting was successes full, in no small part, to your conscientious efforts. Thanks to Ron Main, our able Treasurer, who was there on both Saturday, and Sunday, providing lunch to show volunteers, and serving in his role as club Treasurer. What would we do without Ron? Thanks to Kay Kessler who helped with hospitality on both days. We appreciate all her assistance. To all of you who attended the Saturday Banquet and Rare Plant Auction, a special thanks. The dinner was wonderful as expected, and the rare plant auction was one of the most successful in club history producing gross winning bids in excess of $3,000 dollars. Of course no list of individuals who deserve special praise can omit our former president and current LACSS Show Sales Chair, Artie Chavez. His tireless labors on behalf of the club are stuff of legend but we should all be reminded, on a regular basis, of his many contributions. Artie worked the entire weekend to ensure the success of the show and sale. Another set of thanks go to individuals who were around and made sure that the set-up, show, sales, and the break-down went smoothly. Jeff Karsner, Matt Maggio, Chris Rogers, Steve Ball, Mary Keener, and Frank Martinez provided unestimatable assistance during the weekend which was and is enormously appreciated. Lastly, thanks to everyone and anyone who offered support, praise, and especially criticism which ultimately enhanced both the show and sale. Thanks to all. Until next year, bye. Steven Frieze

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Hi to all The sharp-eyed members who noticed that the Nov.-Dec., 2006 CSSA Journal was designated a “Special Issue” dedicated to “Pendent and Cliff-Dwelling Succulents” will be pleased to know that that issue is now part of our “Special Issue” collection and will be featured at the July 5 meeting. The usual handouts will be available, including lists of our Library inventory by author and subject. Also, available for viewing, the CSSA Journal year-end index and the CSSA Journal Book Reviews. Oh, did I forget to mention – there will be the usual intriguing selection of books… Speaking of books – I have placed an order for 3 more books with Rainbow Gardens Bookshop. They will bring the books to the Intercity Show in Aug. and therefore, will be available for checkout at the Sept. meeting. Titles, you ask? Check this column next month… Liz and I spent a lot of time at our June show “Meet and Greet” table. Over 200 people signed our guest register and several joined LACSS on the spot! Most visitors were in awe of the plant displays. I think having the public involved in the voting motivated them to become more focused on the uniqueness of the plants and the explanations accompanying the displays. From our vantage point, the show was a resounding success! We will be trying a new format for our Monthly Plant Drawing. Rather than one big collection of tickets to compete with, you will place your ticket(s) in the box next to the plant(s) you want more than anything…. The new procedure is published elsewhere in this Newsletter so that you may review it before the meeting. Good Luck!!

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Tentative Speakers for 2007 August 2 September 6 October 4 November 1

Matt Maggio, Integrated Pest Management Guy Wrinkle, Conservation of Succulents Dylan Hannon, Succulent Propagation Demo Chris Barnhill, Mesembs

WOW & DOUBLE WOW! Things have been happening at a rapid pace with an outstanding program at our 7 June meeting given by Kelly Griffin on Agaves. We love Agaves, however, there is one problem with them & that is they get bigger & bigger & have to be repotted which is a "sticky" problem. The POM contest was good with lots of plants, keep up the good work. Discussions have been held at our board meetings concerning the "open" classification for the POM with so little activity & only 2 people entering plants. Awards may or may not be given in this category for 2007. The plan for 2008 is to make the "open" category non-competitive with members bringing display plants only. More later. The "Steven & Artie" Show & Sale was really special on 9-10 June. The club thanks them & all of the others who worked so hard. The displays were exceptional & the club thanks all of those who had displays. For us, however, we know that we will bring smaller plants next year as we can' t handle the big ones too well. The B-B-Q dinner was excellent with a good turn-out followed by an equally excellent plant auction. We hope that Liz Tungate got a husky guy to take her large plant to her car & an equally husky guy to unload it. OK it is time to talk about our 22nd Annual Inter-City Show & Sale coming up 18-19 August where we will need lots of help with the set-up on Wednesday 15 August & take down on 19 August plus many others to help at the show & be clerks for the judges. Being a clerk is a good way to learn about the plants being judged & how they are judged. In addition, all of our members are urged to enter plants in the show, remember, this is the biggest & best Cactus & Succulent Show in the WORLD. Now back to CACTUS RAMBLINGS. Please remember that you are reading this some 2-3 weeks after it is written. One of our favorite plants (so many) is our 15 year old Pachypodium hybrid "Arid Lands" considered a true hybrid. It is in a 12 inch pot on the East side of the house & stands just 3feet tall but has many branches. In April it started blooming & is still in bloom making a very nice display. For those of you that have many Schick Echinopsis hybrids, you know that they bloom over a very long period from about May through the summer months. We have found that any given plant may bloom at different times each year, but who cares as long as they bloom. Our favorite plants are those with yellow flowers, one of ours had about 12-blooms. These hybrids should be repotted every 2-years in fresh potting mix. We feed ours with slow-release 15-15-15 plant food in the spring & late summer. The only problem with these hybrids is that some get very tall (1-2 feet) & require staking or cutting the tops off & re-potting. Your CACTUS RAMBLINGS editors in addition to having 61 1/2 years of marriage celebrated Walt' s 40th anniversary since retiring from 24 years in the US Air Force & believe it or not he still dreams from time to time about flying. ENOUGH YOU SAY. OK we will close for now & tell you (are you ready?), DOUBLE TAG YOUR PLANTS.

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Cyphostemma juttae is probably the most common species found in collections, and is the easiest to grow. It takes some frost with no damage and grows in the ground in Southern California. Even some members of the Fresno C&SS have this plant in the ground—where it puts on bulk and character in just a few years. It needs protection only from serious frost threats. Most of the species will grow large, given time, good root room, lots of fertilizer, and water during the growing season. Propagation is by cuttings and seeds, though germination of the latter can be erratic (days to months); plant one seed to a pot. (Actually, the best way these germinate is by dropping off the mama plant and coming up around her, as Sue Haffner has seen at Grigsby’s, the Huntington, and in Joe Clement’s backyard. Some growers who have growing beds in the ground in their greenhouses just cast cyphostemma seeds around the bases of other cyphostemma plants and claim they come up well this way.) Cyphostemma currori is a Namibian species. It is reportedly easy to grow and does well in the ground during summer and fall. It needs to be dug up and put in a pot for winter storage, though. C. bainesii is native to South Africa and Namibia and was discovered in 1967. Mature plants are hardy to 26 degrees, but younger plants should be protected from such temperatures. It might also be a good idea to protect it from all-day full sun in our area. C. seitziana is one of the more tropical species and a bit harder to grow. It is sensitive to cold and needs winter protection. C. uter is a large species, a real collector’s plant not very common in collections yet. Some have found that it doesn’t do as well in the ground as the other species, and it also needs winter protection. Write-up courtesy of Sue Haffner, Fresno Cactus & Succulent Society.

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