Open Gates A publication of the Gates Cactus & Succulent Society October 2015

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1 Sweepstakes Winner Plants of the Month Cacti: Crests/Monstrose/ Variegates AND Dead Plants Succulents: Crests/Monstrose/ Variegates AND Dead Plants Save the Date! Oct. 10 Annual BBQ & Cactus Cook-Off Party Saturday October 10 OCT Palomar show and sale Saturday 9-5, Sunday 10-4, San Diego Botanic Gardens NOV. 1-2 San Gabriel Cactus and Succulent Society Show and Sale Show and Sale---LA Open Gates A publication of the Gates Cactus & Succulent Society October 2015 NEXT MEETING, WEDNESDAY, October 7th at 7:00 PM AT THE REDLANDS CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1307 E CITRUS AVE, IN REDLANDS, CA From the President: Fall season is officially upon us but that doesn t mean you are done working with the plant. For us succulent-lovers, there s always something to do in the garden. We can look forward to enjoying the fall and winter succulents. As the cacti slows down their activities, many other succulents are beginning to grow and will bloom during the coming cooler months. Speaking of activities, the club will be preparing for many busy events in the upcoming months. For the many new members, here are some details of the activities to come. The field trip last month was a big success. There were close to forty members visiting the three nurseries on that hot and muggy Saturday. Everyone was amazed by those awe-inspiring cactus and succulent collections. Our hosts, Nick, Peter, and Petra, all expressed their delight with our presence. Thank you to the hosts for their hospitality and the yummy refreshments. Thank you for participating; you made the efforts all the more worthwhile. As always, if you have any new suggestions for future field trips, give me a shout. In the meantime, enjoy some pictures of our trip in this newsletter. If you have pictures you want to share with us on our website, please send them to Trisha Davis. October s mini-plant show takes a detour from the usual cactus and succulent entries. There will be our normal scheduled plant type PLUS - Dead Plants for show and competition. As the name implies, it s an appreciation for the plant that once was; once did; and once lived. You can showcase your plant however you see fit for that once pristine succulent. Decorate to fit the theme of a Halloween celebration. Just be sure that the plant was once alive otherwise we ll make sure it doesn t leave the show alive. This competition is meant to be fun, so have fun. The club s annual fall BBQ and cactus cook-off is set for October 10, We will have it at Judy Horne s home in Yucaipa starting at 4 PM. This will be a pot-luck event so bring your best entrée, salad or dessert to share. Bring two if you want. The club will provide some BBQ burgers and hot dogs, drinks and utensils. BYOB if you wish but please make sure to have a designated driver with you. As the title cook-off implies, we will also have a succulent dish contest. Bring your best succulent and/or cactus cooking dish for the cook-off. President Phuc Huynh Director Kim Urman huynhphu@excite.com Director Connie Ramirez Vice President Diana Roman Dir/Editor Trisha Davis Treasurer Karen Roholt Director Ray Cardenas Secretary Linda McConnell Librarian Karen Fleisher Past President Don McGrew Greeter Teresa Wassman Membership Karen Roholt S&S Chair Phuc Huynh Leadership Team 2015

2 From the President Con t. Everyone at the party will vote for their favorite dish and the winners will get bragging rights. There are a few remaining succulent show and sales remaining on the calendar year. The Palomar CSS show/sale is this month and the San Gabriel CSS show/sale is in November. These are two popular events so mark your calendar accordingly. Other club events will be discussed at the meeting so come with your dead plant! Phuc Our October Speaker Tom Glavich " The High Drakensbergs in Summer" The Drakenberg Mountains for the border between South Africa and the Independent kingdom of Lesotho. It has unique flora, much of it alpine, with succulents, scenery and flowers not often seen. Much of Lesotho has never been botanically explored, and new species of plants are still being found. This will be a tour through the mountains concentrating on the succulent and bulbous flora. Tom Glavich is a member of the Cactus and Succulent Society of America and is author of the series of "Beginner's Guide" articles in To The Point. He is a member of the San Gabriel Valley Cactus and Succulent Society, and is one of the co-chairs of the Inter-City Cactus and Succulent Show held each August at the Los Angeles County Arboretum. This has become the largest and most competitive show in the country. Mini Show Results September 2015 Succulent - Miniatures Novice Small 1 st Dioscorea Elephantipes Karl Trisler 2 nd Dorstenia longitolia Sandy Wall 3 rd Echeveria Purpusorum Sandy Wall Advanced Small 1 st Adromischus marianiae herrei red coral Greg and Anna Cavanaugh 2 nd Euphorbia capsaintemariensis David Hawks 3 rd Avonia alstonii Rob MacGregor Large 1st Bombax ellipticum Bob Laughlin 2 nd Calibanis hookeri Bob Laughlin 3 rd Adenium obesum Bob Laughlin Cacti Miniatures Novice Small 1 st Uebelmannia Pectinifera Nick Hammer 2 nd Ariocarpus Fissuratus Karl Trisler 3 rd Rebutia heliosa Karl Trisler Advanced Small 1 st Sclerocactus papyracanthus Rob MacGregor 2 nd Turbinicarpus viereckii Greg and Anna Cavanaugh 3 rd Epithehantha Bokei Tony Marino Kitchen Duty for October Connie Ramirez and Alice Beardsley Guest Judge for October Epigmenio and Diana Roman

3 ANNUAL BARBEQUE Like Phuc mentioned in his message, the BBQ will be held at Jerry & Judy Horne's this year. Plan to arrive at around 4:00 so you can tour around Judy's wonderful succulent plantings. The Cactus Cook-off tasting will start at 4:30. Every member is invited to bring a dish to taste with at least one succulent plant ingredient. The club provides, Hamburgers, Hot Dogs and Chicken, plus soft drinks and sodas. Members bring side dishes and desserts, on top of the cactus cook off dishes. CACTUS RESCUE Just a reminder about our cactus rescue program; it's a great way for our members to acquire new specimens at a relatively low cost, and all funds go directly to our club. If you or anybody you know want to donate plants or an entire collection, contact Ray Cardenas or any other board member. We will collect and transport the plants, make arrangements for their care, prepare them for sale, and make them available to our club. Ray Cardenas DIRECTIONS: from the 10 freeway towards Redlands, Exit 83 to Yucaipa Blvd. Turn North onto Yucaipa Blvd towards Crafton Hills College, turn left at Hampton rd. and turn right onto Overcrest dr. Their home is marked on the map with the red pin Overcrest Dr. Yucaipa, CA 92399

4 Monsters Buck Hemenway Every so often, Mother Nature gets it wrong, or different, or just messes up. We are constantly reminded by the presenters at our meetings, that there is never one exact way for a plant to look. Variability of the genetic code when one plant s pollen is introduced to another plant is what makes them interesting and different. Occasionally Mom gets wild with her design and gives us really different variations on the norm. Many plant lovers and scientists consider Crested, monstrose and other genetic differences to be too far from normal and discard those from the seed batches. Cactus & Succulent people are not of that mind. The crazier the deviation from normal the better for us. So, in this month, when we celebrate the best Dead Plant, we will also get to look at the wildest genetic weirdness that Mom can produce. We have lumped all three basic deviations into the same basket. Plants can be entered in the Mini-Show if they exhibit crested, monstrose or variegated leaves and or stems. The plant must have at least 30% of the deviant form to qualify for the show. Judging this miasma is not a simple task, but viewing it is always an exciting experience. In particular, crested and monstrose plants have a much harder time growing than normal ones. Usually, plants grow from the tips of their branches. New little special cells are always forming at the very tip or apical growing point or meristem and that s what causes a plant to get bigger. Just imagine then that if instead of one apical point at the tip of each stem, you had a line (the crest) maybe 15 inches long that served the same purpose. It would be much harder to grow when the roots must supply energy to that whole crest instead of a few branches. Monstrose growth is even worse. The plant can t decide where its growing point is and actually creates new growing points all over the plant. That s why many monstrose cacti for example, never get spines and some never bloom. It s because every areole has decided to become the apical growing point and as such has no time or energy for normal functions such as spines and flowers. Variegated growth brings its own hazards to normal growth. Much variegation is supplied courtesy of a plant virus. Whether or not it is virus caused, it is obvious that the variegated part of the plant does not have as much green (chlorophyll) in it as the non variegated part. That makes most variegated plants much more slow growing than their healthy cousins and more sensitive to the sun. We should remember that some plants are variegated as a normal growing form. In general, the Monsters are less hardy than their normal counterparts. They get the same pests and tend to have a more difficult time with them. Usually, a plant will contain abnormal and normal growth. In many cases a crested plant will send enough normals to cause them to outstrip the crest and soon, it will not be visible. The normal growth will always be more vigorous than the abnormal. It is recommended that one cut the normal growth off of a Monster, so that the abnormal growth persists and is what one sees. There seems to be no word in the English language as monstrose. We would write Pachycereus schottii monstrosus as the proper binomial name of the Totem Pole cactus in the pseudo-latin. The term monstrose is commonly used to describe the condition defined by monstrosus. Likewise cristata is used to define the crested stated in a binomial and variegata for a variegate.

5 Haageocereus pseudodomelanostele cristata Mammillaria bocasana Echeveria crest Senecio talinoides cristata Pachycereus schottii Pachycereus schottii monstrosus

6 Mammillaria bocasana monstrosus Fred Plants of the Month Cacti Succulents October Crests/Monstrose/Variegates Crests/Monstrose/Variegates Up Coming Cactus & Succulent Events OCT. 10 th Annual BBQ & Cactus Cook-Off Party Saturday October 10, 2015 Potluck dinner Time: 4Pm At Judy Horne's Home in Yucaipa, CA OCT NOV. 1-2 Palomar show and sale Saturday 9-5, Sunday 10-4, San Diego Botanic Gardens 230 QUAIL GARDENS RD, ENCINITAS INFO San Gabriel Cactus and Succulent Society 9am-4pm BOTH DAYS Show and Sale---LA COUNTY ARBORETUM. Pictures from our last month s field trip.

7 Peter's garden/nursery Plant purchase at Petra's nursery At Rick s home Trisha suggested Dustin should smell the bloom. Group Photo!

8 2016 Mid States Conference (MSC,) Denver, Colorado Hosted by the Colorado Cactus & Succulent Society Information for general distribution Scheduled dates of Conference: June 9, 10 and 11, 2016 and June 12, optional Conference registration fee $ Early registration before May 2016, $ Venue for Conference: The Double Tree by Hilton E. Iliff Place, Aurora, CO Room rates and other adjacent hotels and restaurants to be listed at a later date. Schedule of Conference events: Thursday, June 9 from noon till 10:00pm Registration, noon to 10:00pm Social gathering: 5:30pm to late ( hors-d oeuvres, drinks, etc.) Plant presale raffle tickets sold from 5:00 to 6:30pm. Plant and pottery presale: 6:30-7:00pm Plant and pottery sale open to all: 7:00-10:00pm Friday, June 10 from 8:00am 5:00pm Registration: all morning till noon (full conference or 1 day registration) Plant and pottery sales open all day: 8:00am - 5:00pm Conference Opening and welcome: 8:30am - 9:00am Presentations: 9:00am - 11:30 am & 1:00pm - 5:00pm Lunch from 11:30 am - 1:00pm Dinner possibly provided, or on your own (to be determined) Saturday June 11from 9:00 am 5:00pm and 7:00pm 10:00pm Registration: all morning till noon (1 day registration only) Plant and pottery sales: 8:00am - 4:30pm, registers close at 5:00pm Presentations from 9:00am - 11:30am & 1:00pm - 5:00pm Dinner Banquet: 6:30pm social, dinner 7:00pm 8:30pm Dinner presentation: It s All About the People 8:00pm 8:30pm Plant, Pottery and Art auction: 8:30pm to 9:30pm Close Conference at 9:30pm -10:00pm Sunday, June 12, return home or attend various field trips Field trips from 8:00am - 4:00pm, 1-2 hour or half day, or full day options. Some field trips may require a fee. Presenters, plant and pottery venders to be announced at a later date. There will be 10 well known expert speakers. Subjects range from Cold Hardies to Show Plant Staging and Plant Propagation to Rock and Succulent gardens. Our presenters will also take us to many special habitats around the world where we will see many of the succulent plants we grow. Some of these presenters are among the best in the C&S world! Denver, What better place to be in the month of June! LET S HAVE FUN! For more information please contact, Co-Conference Chairs: Randy Tatroe rtatroe@q.com or Woody Minnich cactusdata@msn.com

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