Tucson Cactus & Succulent Society

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The next TCSS Rescued Cactus Sale is TBD Here is a link to a PowerPoint presentation that shows how to plant a Saguaro. The file is 20 MB. We have a new informational video about our cactus rescue program (12 minutes, 16M file, only download if you have broadband access)! Click here to learn more about our cactus rescue program.	Information about the past Spring 2013 TCSS Garden Tour. The April 2013 edition of "Growing in the Desert": "Echinocereus pentalophus - Common but Extraordinary" by Mark Dimmitt The March 2013 edition of "Growing in the Desert": "Another Record Freeze!" by Mark Dimmitt The Sonoran Desert Florilegium Program has made recent changes and updates to their web site, take a look here. The current exhibit, "Portraits of Nature: Blending Science and Art", will be at the ASU Polytechnic Campus until March 30th. "COLD" How much Sun or Cold can your plant take? "See our ABC-123 Care Code". See also Freeze Facts by Mark Dimmitt The February 2013 edition of "Growing in the Desert": "Winter-Blooming Pachypodiums" by Mark Dimmitt Read issues of Cactus Capital Chatter, an earlier publication of TCSS, see the newsletter page. Read all about Tucson area Opuntias in this special pdf file of Dave Ferguson. Information about the past Spring 2012 TCSS Desert Garden Tour. See the pictures of the October 2011 Desert Garden Tours. Watch how a 10 foot Saguaro is moved by the TCSS Cactus Rescue Crew. Updated Research Grant Program page. The Cactus Explorers Club (A group set up to encourage interest in such things as unusual plants, unusual places, historical topics etc.) issued the first issue of the free journal Cactus Explorer (10MB download!) New links to digital books about cacti and succulents, see this page and search for 'Digital books'.	The next meeting is on June 6, 2013. Rob Romero will give a presentation titled "Hedgehog Heaven, the diverse Echinocereus of OroGrande." The previous meeting was on May 2, 2013. Margrit Macintosh gave a talk about *"The long-term monitoring study of Echinocactus horizontahalonious var. nicholii"*.

The Sonoran Desert Florilegium Program has created this web site. Take a look at Mark Dimmitt's Adenium web site.

We conduct and sponsor native cactus and succulent rescue operations, plant sales, field trips, nursery and garden visits, conventions and conferences as well as other activities throughout the year. We set aside 25 percent of all cactus rescue profits for our School Grant Program. We welcome everyone to come to our meetings and join us in the fun and excitement. Become a member and expand your knowledge today!