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Epi News

San Diego Epiphyllum Society, Inc.

January, 2017 Volume 42 Number 1

‘Auld Lang Syne’

Parentage: ‘Jungle Red’ × ‘Mr. P.’

Size: Large Hybridizer:

Photo by Jim Nones

Upcoming Events

January 2017

4 Dec. Board Meeting

(at Sandra Chapin’s home)

7 Safari Park Work Party

11 General Meeting

14 CSSA Event at The Huntington


25 Board Meeting

February

8 General meeting


22 Board Meeting


March

8 General meeting


22 Board Meeting


Inside This Issue

Calendar of Events 2

President’s Corner 3

Officers, Directors, & Coordinators 3

Meeting Program 4

Safari Park Report 5

Become a SDZSP Volunteer 5

CSSA Event 6

Holiday/Installation Banquet 7

Honorary Member Award 8

Roger Chapin Award 9

ESA Founder’s Award 10

Keeping in Touch 11

Mother’s Day Show 11

Off-Season Blooms List 12

Member’s Want List 12

Get Your Facts First 13

Now Is The Time 14

Safari Park Clay Pots Sale 15

CSSA 2017 Convention 16

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January, 2017 SDES Epi News Page 2

‘Lyonesse’

Photo Jerry Moreau

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President’s Corner

As your new President I want to wish all the

members near and abroad a very Happy New

Year.

Of course our most recent event was the Holiday

Dinner and installation of officers held at the Butcher

Shop Restaurant on December 14. What a fun time

and great dinner! Hats off to Mildred Mikas for the

superb organizing and coordinating all the volunteers

who helped. Thank you all. If you were unable to

attend this year make sure you come next year and

enjoy the festivities and visiting with the other

members.

A little about me since I am very new to Epies and

SDES. My first Epi came from the swap meet. It

must have been in May or June as the plant I saw had

this big beautiful bloom. I bought it not knowing what

it was and the seller could not remember. Not long

after I saw another one and in talking to the lady

selling them found she was much more knowledgeable

and knew they were Epiphyllums. This was a start. I

was rather bummed the blooms only lasted a day or

two thinking I was doing something wrong in growing

them. Then I found the SDES Web Site and decided I

better go to a meeting to see how to take care of the

plants. I meet Ron Crain and others at the workshop

and was hooked. That was about 3 1/2 years ago. I

have been attending ever since. Some how I got

talked into volunteering at the Safari Park and helping

in the plant house. This was even more educational

and I learned from the others how to best take care and

grow the Epies. Thanks to all who helped me. Two

years ago I was asked to be the Treasurer for the

society. I was reluctant but wanted to be involved in

continuing the great Society we have. I encourage you

(members) to help our society grow by being involved

and attend the meetings.

See you at the next meeting.


Society Officers and Directors President Tim Paule

[email protected] (619)-443-0826

1st Vice President Patricia Frank

(Programs) [email protected] 2nd Vice President Sandra Chapin

(Mother’s Day Show) [email protected] (858) 451-1744

Treasurer Janice Wakefield

[email protected] (619) 464-1086

Recording Secretary Dennis Hughes (619) 851-4960

[email protected]

Corresponding Secretary Rachel Lininger

[email protected] (619)520-6596

Membership Secretary Humberto Contreras


Director (2016-17) Beth Jackson


Director (2016-17) Cindy Decker


Director (2016-17) Jerry Moreau


Director (2017-18) Ron Crain

[email protected]

Director (2017-18) Laura Johnson

[email protected] (619)206-2155

Coordinators & Committee Chairperson: Cutting Table Cindy Decker

Sales Events Cindy Decker

Raffle Table Victoria Chapman

[email protected]

Refreshment Gina Contreras

[email protected]

Librarian Marie Dempewolf


Garden Caravan Mildred Mikas

Installation Banquet Mildred Mikas


Internet / Web Gilbert Hatfield [email protected]

Workshop Ron Crain

SDBGF Rep Ron Crain

Safari Park Jerry Moreau

CSSA Affiliate Rep Jerry Moreau

EpiNews Editor Jerry Moreau

EpiNews Editor Linda Sinkovic [email protected]

Hospitality Open

Historian Open

Publicity Open

Research Open

Tim

‘Calisto’

Photo by

Jerry Moreau

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Meeting Programs by Patricia Frank

Pre-Meeting Workshop: Ron Crain will once again present a jazzy workshop on the care of epiphyllum cultivars and/or epiphytic cacti. It is not to be missed. The workshop is held at 7:00 p.m. in room 104

December Program: Last month we enjoyed a wonderful time at the Installation and Holiday Banquet. Members left with a one-gallon epi plant as a gift from the Society. The food was delicious and the camaraderie

terrific.

January Program: This month we will enjoy a presentation of photographs by Don Patterson, entitled "The Garden of Eden, Part Two". This presentation focuses on plants and places seen during his 2016 sojourn to

his homeland of Massachusetts and New Hampshire. If you have ever seen one of Don's presentations you know

he will have something new and unusual for us and a great story to tell! Please come out and join us for a very

enjoyable evening on Wednesday, January 11 in Casa Del Prado Room 101 at 7:30 p.m.

Refreshments at the General

Meetings

As you know, refreshments are served at the general

meetings. These rely on the members to provide. In

order to have a good assortment of items it helps if

everybody contributes at some time during the year.

If your last name begins with the following letters, A-E,

please bring some refreshments to the general meetings.

Anybody is welcome to bring in some goodies. However,

this way we can attempt to be fair so that nobody feels

they are always bringing something to the meeting.

Please bring in some refreshments to the meetings.

Baked goods, dragon fruit, cheese & crackers, fruit, and

nuts are all good things for us to enjoy.

January A-E July Society

February F-J August F-J

March K-O September K-O

April P-T October P-T

May U-Z November U-Z

June A-E December Banquet

The San Diego Zoo Global had its volunteer appreciation event

in December. Each year they recognize volunteers in different

categories. SDES volunteers who received special

recognition: were 100 hours, Gina Contreras and Dennis

Hughes, 250 hours, Betsy Markle, 500 hours, Cindy Decker,

1000 hours, Tim Paule, and 2000 hours, Ron Crain. Janice

Wakefield was recognized for volunteering for 10 years.

Thank you for your continued effort supporting SDES, its

mission, and the epiphyllum collection at the Safari Park.

I am honored and gratified to work with some great members

while caring for the collection at the Safari Park. 2016 was an

amazing year for the epi collection at the Safari Park. You did lots of great work keeping the collection

looking its best. Thank you!!!

Helping out these past work parties were Barb Alvarez, Sandra Chapin, Humberto & Gina Contreras, Ron

& Velma Crain, Cindy Decker, Marie Dempewolf, Bill Greene, Bob Holzinger, Beth Jackson, Laurie

Lasslo, Gerry & Mildred Mikas, Jerry Moreau, Tim Paule, Terryll Rogan, Paul Vander Ploeg, Fred

Savage, and Janice Wakefield. Your effort is greatly appreciated. Thank you!

The next work parties will be January 7th & 21st.

Safari Park Epi Collection Report by Jerry Moreau


Details of How To Become A Volunteer at the Safari Park

can be found on our website. Click on SanDiegoEpi.com

Clockwise—Sandra Chapin & Velma Crain, Barb Alvarez,

Jerry Markle, and Cindy Decker

Photos by Jerry Moreau

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BOTANICAL GARDENS

DESERT FORUM Saturday, 14 January 2017

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

9:00 – 9:45 Registration

Please bring your CSSA or affiliated club badge or membership card for admission

In order to receive free admission, you must arrive by 9:45. Late arrivers will need

to pay for Huntington admission.

9:00 – 11:00 Desert Garden

Knowledgeable staff and docents will be stationed throughout

the Desert Garden and Desert Conservatory

Aloes will be flowering

11:00 – 1:00 Plant Sales – (exclusively for CSSA and

club members) Gate opens by the Teaching Greenhouse at

11:00 for plant sales - please, no early bird

shopping, and no shopping after 1:00. Cash, checks, and credit cards accepted

1:00 – 5:00 Free Time

Attendees are welcome to tour the gardens

and galleries as of 10:00 am

Lunch:

The Café in the visitor center features a variety of sandwiches,

salads, and grilled items

The tea room at Liu Fang Yuan is a nice option for fresh Chinese

food

The coffee shop by the bookstore offers a small selection of pre-

made options

T H E H U N T I N G T O N

LIBRARY, ART COLLECTIONS, AND BOTANICAL GARDENS 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, California 91108 (626) 405-2100


Installation & Holiday Banquet By Mildred Mikas

Our Holiday Dinner was a great success! We had 67 wonderful

epi lovers in attendance, dressed in there holiday finery. There

were many “Door Prizes” and “Wear Your Name Tag” prizes,

including ten $20.00 gift certificates from the Butcher Shop

Restaurant. One of our grand prizes was a $50.00 certificate to

the Butcher Shop. Mike, the general manager at the Butcher

Shop Restaurant, has been very good to us and we thank him

for his generosity. This was our 10th Year celebrating at the

Butch Shop. We had a large number of who had fun partaking

in the gift exchange. This is the second year we had a Birthday

to celebrate, Gabriela Peñaloza. Last year it was Will Harvey.

Janice our President introduced the 2016-SDES Executive

Board, thanked the Board Members for their dedication to the

Society, and presented them each with a gift of appreciation for

their service. She then introduced the 2017 Executive Board.

Janice presented the Roger Chapin Award and Honorary Life

Membership. I’d like to thank Edna & Janet, for the beautiful

job they did on the table decorations, Victoria, Humberto, and

my husband Gerry for all their help with check-in, prizes & the

gift exchange.

Kevin & Karl Almryde above

Dennis & Son Mi Hughes


Bob & Sue Mohler

Alexandrea & Alexander Buck

Gerry & Mildred Mikas

Janice Wakefield


Honorary Life Membership Award were awarded to

Marj Myers and Don Patterson

Honorary Life Membership is the highest honor SDES can bestow on a member. This is awarded to any

member who goes above and beyond in their dedication to the Society and supports its mission statement:

to encourage the study of epiphyllum, and to develop public support and interchange of ideas on growing,

displaying and collecting of epiphyllum and its related species. Members awarded in the past have

served the society well in many different capacities including but not limited to serving on the executive

board in different positions, donating thousands of cuttings, volunteering at sales, events, and/or Safari

Park epi collection, and/or helped out as needed over the years.

Marj Myers for her many years (28 years) of service to

SDES. Marj served as Epi News Editor, Refreshment

Coordinator, Mother’s Day Lunch hostess, and Second

Vice President. She has worked at

sales and donated cutting. Marj

opened her lovely garden for our

Caravan Tour. She also created

the large albums of Epi photos &

covers for the books. She has

presented programs on “How to

make floral arrangements”. Marj

always participates and has won

many ribbons.

Don Patterson joined in 1972. Don

was the society’s first Historian. Don has served as a judge at

our Mother’s Day Show. He is a hybridizer of epis and has

registered over 70 cultivars. Some of his beautiful registered

hybrids include ‘Crystal Claret’, ‘Pumpkin Magic’, ‘C’est

Magnifique’, 'Michele Davis', and ‘Hopelessly Devoted’.

Over the years Don has presented wonderful and entertaining

programs at the general meetings and made donations to our

raffle and Mother’s Day sales. Don also opened his garden to our Caravan guests where he has most of

his Epis and cacti on tables & shelves in a very neat arrangement. In 2015 Don was awarded the

Founder’s Award by the ESA.

‘Hopelessly Devoted’



The Roger Chapin Award—AKA ‘Volunteer of the Year’

Awarded to Tim Paule & Dennis Hughes

The Roger Chapin Memorial Trophy is for the outstanding

volunteer of the year. This award is in memory of Roger

Chapin. Roger was a member for 13 years. During this time

he served as both the President (2001 & 2002) and a director,

both before and after being president. Roger volunteered

many years at the Safari Park and served as the curator and

coordinator of the epi collection for 8 years. He taught the

pre-meeting workshop for several years. Roger loved epies

and SDES. He shared his knowledge talking to the public at

all the shows, sales, and events put on by the Society. Roger

was an Honorary Life Member of SDES.

This award is given annually at the December awards banquet. Any member may nominate someone for

the award, however it will be the President’s responsibility to make the selection. If you have anybody in

mind send in your nomination to the president.

Tim Paule has been an active new member

willing to step up and help out when needed.

Tim has served as Treasurer and has devoted

many hours at Safari Park and the Zoo. He

helps out maintaining the inventory of all our

epies at the Safari Park. His truck is a big

help to the society for hauling around plants to

and from the Safari and Balboa Parks for epi

events. Tim can be found helping out at many

events. He will be serving as incoming

President.

Dennis Hughes has served on the board as

Recording Secretary, and will continue in that

position for 2017. Dennis also volunteers out

at Safari Park spending many hours helping

the collection and display look its best. Dennis’ truck is also very

helpful picking up donated epi collections and moving equipment

around for events. Dennis can be found helping out at many society

events.

Roger Chapin Award

Past Recipients

First year awarded 2009

2009 Ron & Velma Crain

2010 Linda Sinkovic

2011 Cindy Decker

2011 Beth Jackson

2012 Bob Buchs

2013 Bill Greene

2014 Janice Wakefield

2015 Jill Rowney

Roger Chapin 2007

Dennis Hughes & Tim Paule

receiving their award from

President Janice Wakefield

‘Norwood’

Photos on this

page

by Jerry Moreau


‘Jeffrey Kida’

Derek Obayashi Awarded Founder’s Award by the ESA —Jerry Moreau

In 2005 the ESA decided to honor people for “Lifetime Achievement” in the

promotion, culture, science, spread, promotion, and support of epiphyllum.

This award is to recognize, acknowledge, and honor hybridizers, nurseries,

garden societies, and individuals for their service and contributions regarding

epiphyllum and epiphytic cacti. These men and women not only made a

difference in the community they live in, their accomplishments and expertise

reverberate throughout the epiphyllum world, nationally and internationally.

At that time San Diego members who were honored with this award were;

Dick Chadwick, George French, Phyllis Flechsig, Gray/Davis Nursery,

Rainbow Gardens Nursery. In 2008 SDES and in 2015 Don Patterson was

awarded the Founder’s Award.

The 2016 recipient of the Founder’s Awards is Derek Obayashi. Derek has

been part of the epiphyllum community since he was about 8-years old. At that time he was able to get

his grandmother to bring him to his first SDES general meeting. Derek hasn’t looked back since and over

the years his love for epis has grown. He is grateful for his grandparents’ support and love. Derek has

had other plant interest but he keeps coming back to his beloved epies. He has been collecting and

hybridizing epies for many years. Derek has registered more than 50 beautiful hybrids including ‘Jeffery

Kida’, ‘Linda Sinkovic’, ‘Sammy’, ‘Mark Sumpter’, ‘Ron Crain’, 'Chiyo Matsumiya', and many others.

Derek stays active in SDES as much as he can while living in Chicago. He participates in epi shows

throughout the Southern California epi societies, donates cuttings and plants, judges the shows, and gives

presentations at general meetings. Derek was unable to attend the holiday party to receive the award. As

you can see from the picture, Derek was fighting the bitter cold of Chicago. Derek looks forward to

being with us again in May with all his epi pals and flowers.

‘Sammy’

‘Chiyo Matsumiya’ ‘Fusae Wakanishi’ Photos by Jerry Moreau


Keeping In Touch

If you know of a member who can no longer attend meetings and/or

events, we can send them a cheery card to let them know we miss

them. If there is a member who is having a milestone birthday we

can send them happy birthday wishes. If there is member who is ill

or a member who has passed away, we can send a get well or

sympathy card.

Notify Your Corresponding Secretary Rachel Lininger

At [email protected] (619)520-6596

“Flowers always make people better, happier, and more

helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the

soul.”

~~Luther Burbank

The 2017 Mother’s Day Show Theme Out Of This World: Epies In Space

It is never too soon to start thinking and

planning what you want to do for the show.

There are many ways to be part of the show.

You can create a display, themed or non-

themed, large to small, a flower display, flowers

to be judged individually, or an educational

display. You can also volunteer. Help is always

needed in the pre show/sales planning, making cuttings, sales

area, show set up, potluck lunch, and more. Sandra Chapin,

Mother’s Day Show Chair is on hand to help and will bring us an amazing show this year.

Many people venture to the Casa del Prado on Mother’s Day explicitly to purchase epi

cuttings and plants. But many others come to revel in the array of magnificent color with

hundreds of epies from all members’ collections making

their way to room 101. The theme only adds to the fun.

Figuring out a way to display the blooms in a thematic

setting can really stretch your creativity and imagination.

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Want/Wish List If you have epies on your wish list that you are

looking for it is possible someone in the Society

has it and is willing to share a cutting or two with

you. As a service and benefit to members this list

is being included in the newsletter. Send your

wish list along with contact information to the

editors to get it added here.

Marie Dempewolf: [email protected]

‘Sibony’

Jerry Moreau: [email protected]

‘Imp’, ‘Pete’s Snowflake’, ‘Take Me Home’, Tara’

Linda Sinkovic: [email protected]

Disocactus biformis, Disocactus macranthus,

Disocactus speciosus, Epiphyllum phyllanthus

ssp rubrocoronatum, Psuedorhipsalis ramulosa,

Rhipsalidopsis rosea, Rhipsalis aurea, Rhipsalis

clavata, Rhipsalis hileiabaiana (also known as R.

baccifera ssp hileiabaiana), Rhipsalis hoelleri,

'Deutsch Kaiserin, 'Frühlingsgold', 'George's

Favorite', 'Lisa Paetz', 'Lotto', ‘Orange Icing’,

'Piland's Pride'

Janice Wakefield: [email protected] ‘Jasa’

‘Crimson Arron


‘Gold Charm’

Off-Season Blooms This list is a bit of informal research of off-season

epi blooms. Here you can track which epis have

been blooming consistently off-season over the

years.

If you would like to add to the research and list what

epies have been blooming in your yard, email the

editors with your list of off-season blooms and

species. There are two lists because the hybrids are

off-season bloomers and the species usually bloom

this time of year.

Hybrids Blooming Off-Season

Barb Alvarez: ‘Frühlingsgold’, ‘Harald’

Heny LaPuebla Brandenburg: ‘Antonia-D’,

‘Lollipop’, ‘Tiny Flame’

Sandra Chapin: ‘Cr imson Arrow’, ‘Ellen

Rachfahl’, ‘Ernst Gündchen’, ‘Fred Boutin’, ‘Harald

Knebel’, ‘Heliotrope’, ‘Jalisco Passion’, ‘Ramona

Paetz’, ‘Small Talk’, ‘Surprise Party’

Geneva Coats: ‘King Of Siam’

Ron & Velma Crain: ‘Gold Charm’

Patricia Frank: ‘Guiding Star ’

Gilbert & Gail Hatfield: ‘Red Barbara’

Mildred Mikas: ’Beautie Wegner’, ‘Dietmar

Paetz’, ‘English Rose’, ‘Kami’, ‘Light & Bright’,

‘Paris Ballet’, ‘Red Sails’, ‘Stern Von Erlau’

Allen & Camilla Pellymounter: ‘Abracadabra’,

‘Lilli Paetz’, ‘Something Special’

Safari Park: ‘Alice’s Pet’, ‘Beautie Wegener ’,

‘Command’, ‘Ernst Gündchen’, ‘George’s Favorite’,

‘Harald Knebel’, ‘Ilie Gaceu’, ‘Möve’, ’Ramblin

Rose’

Don Patterson: ‘Harald Knebel’

Mark Piette: ‘Wachsenburg’

Pat Shea: ‘Wenig Puppe’

Rose West: ‘Magic Carpet’

Species Blooming

Ron & Velma Crain: R. mesembryanthemoides

Mildred Mikas: E. hookeri ssp. hookeri

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WC×111(HST) 1983

Happy New Year!

I like to relax after all the parties and chaos of the

holiday season, and one of the more relaxing things

to do is to read. I'd like to mention a few books here

before moving on to the main part of the article.

First, Glossary of Botanical Terms by Urs Eggli is a

handy book to have in your library. You can look up

terms like “pedicel” *1 or “cuneate” *2 when you run

across them in reference books or species keys. As a

bonus, the German language equivalents are included

for many terms so you can also use this book while

looking through the EPIG Journal or other German

language cactus books or magazines.

Another handy book -- which is currently on order --

is The New Cactus Lexicon: Illustrations. This book

contains all the photos from The New Cactus

Lexicon plus 80 additional photos, and updates and

corrections. I'll write more about it when it arrives.

But now I'd like to discuss how to keep your plants

warm if you don't have a greenhouse. As I'm now

living in a cooler, rainier climate and don't yet have

the greenhouse built, *3 this subject is of great

interest to me. So here is a short list of what I've

learned so far.

1. Get your plants under cover. The amount of

cover depends upon how cold it gets, and how cold

sensitive the plant is. It can be as simple as putting

plants up against the house (if there is an overhang)

to putting plants in the garage. More about the

garage in a minute.

2. Epiphytic cactus do not like to be cold and wet.

It does rain here a lot in the winter, and the

temperatures are typically around 42˚F during this

time of year. To that end, I've draped 4 mil plastic

over a framework of PVC pipes and put a

greenhouse heater set very low inside the structure.

This structure is currently outside my front door, and

I've put some of the less sensitive hybrids and

terrestrial cactus in there. The plastic is being held

down by a combination of heavy items. There's a slit

in the top to keep rainwater from accumulating. As

far as slugs and other icky things, I keep tossing slug

bait outside of the structure to encourage them to eat

that instead. *4

3. Some cactus want to be warm, period.

Pseudorhipsalis amazonica, I'm looking at you. This

plant does not want to be below 60˚F, ever. So I put

its plant rack into the garage, only to find out the

garage was getting below 50˚F at night. *5 So, 4 mil

plastic to the rescue again; this time I draped it over

the plant racks (there are three in there now) and got

a room heater set to about 65˚F. It sits on a box

inside the plastic tent and keeps things from getting

too cold. I also have a small grow light hanging

from the ceiling so the plants get some light.

Now is the Time


4. A big roll of clear 4 mil plastic is your

friend. Ser iously, go out and buy one. Even

when I was still living in San Diego, on the rare

occasions it gets below 50˚F at night, it's nice to

be able to make a warm place for your plants by

draping plastic over a structure. You can drape

it directly over the shade house, which is what

we used to do.

So, now that I've got plastic-draped structures

littering my property, wouldn't it have been

better to be able to just put the plants straight

into a greenhouse and not have to fool around

with this? Yes, but we weren't able to get the

greenhouse up in time. Sadly the weather is not

something under our control.

Is this idea of using plastic and electric heaters

cost effective? Probably not, as the heaters

chew up a lot of electricity and sadly this house

does not have solar panels. *6

Is this idea of using plastic and electric heaters

better than not doing anything and seeing my

whole collection of plants die from cold and

rot? There's no question in my mind -- this is

better. *7

Have a good month and enjoy any flowers you

might have.

Notes:

*1 The stem of a single flower.

*2 Triangular.

*3 Basically we are waiting for a long enough break in the rain

for the soil to dry, so the concrete can be poured.

*4 Not sure how well it is working, but I will find out when I

can move the plants. Hopefully, slugs like Slug-go better than

epis.

*5 Note to self, remember to insulate garage walls when house

walls insulation gets done.

*6 Note to self, make sure solar panels are on the To Do list.

*7 Note to self, the best laid plans of mice and men and so on,

so just make it work somehow.

Resources:

Eggli, Urs. Glossary of Botanical Terms, with special reference

to Succulent Plants, 1993. British Cactus and Succulent Society.

No ISBN listed.

Hunt, et al, The New Cactus Lexicon: Illustrations, 2013. ISBN

0 9538134 9 5

Begin to feed with low or no nitrogen

fertilizer, such as " Hi Bloom" or " Bloom" .

Low/no nitrogen fertilizers will have label ratings

around 0-10-10 or 2-10-10. Either liquid or time-

release granules can be used. If liquid is used,

another application may be needed in a month.

Plants that are not large enough to support

blooms can be fertilized with a higher nitrogen

content, such as 5-10-10.

Watch for pests. Keep plants free of debr is

where pests can breed and hide. Wet weather is

snail and slug weather. Bait or hand pick them.

Spray with insecticides only when necessary and

follow directions carefully.

Protect epies from freezing temperatures.

New tender growth is especially susceptible to

cold temperatures and winter winds.

Prune out unproductive and unsightly

growth to allow more energy to be used by

newer and healthier branches. However, if you

live in an area where your epies will be exposed

to more freezing nights, this unproductive or

damaged growth will help protect the healthier

growth from the elements. You may want to

forgo pruning a bit longer.

Let epies enjoy the winter rains. As long as

your epies are in loose draining soil, the rains

won't hurt them and will help wash out the

fertilizer salts that can build up in potted plants.

If you have epies sitting on shelves or tables,

make sure they're not sitting in puddles of water

after heavy rains. If you collect rain water for

future use, store in covered opaque containers to

prevent algae build-up and mosquito larvae

infestation.

Pick ripe apples (seed pods). After

removing the seeds from the pod, they can be

planted immediately without having to be dried

out. However, artificial light and heat may be

needed to encourage germination.

Do no repot plants that you want to bloom

this spring. Some buds are already star ting

their earliest formative stages. Once buds set,

don't rearrange your plants. Moving plants can

cause forming buds to drop. If you want to

rearrange them, do it now.

‘Irette’

Photo by

Jerry Moreau

Safari Park Clay Pots for Sale

At the Safari Park, we are in the process of phasing out the very heavy old clay pots we have been using in the

Display House for many years.

As you can see from the photo, these clay pots come in two styles. Many of them were sourced locally, from

Tecate, Baja California Norte, Mexico. They look as though they may have been recovered from the ruins of

Pompeii, and you may imagine they once graced the gardens of the villa of Pliny the Elder. They have been

carefully cleaned with a stiff brush to remove the grime of millennia while at the same time, preserving their

rich patina.

There are currently approximately 80 of these clay pots available for sale at $5.00 each. All proceeds will

benefit the continued maintenance of the SDES’s epiphyllum collection at the Safari Park. If you are interested

in them contact

Jerry at: [email protected] or Ron at: [email protected]

Put CLAY POTS in the subject line.


‘Courage’


‘Martinique’


mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


SDES is an affiliate member of the Cactus and Succulent Society of America. The CSSA founded in

1929, is a worldwide community of avid gardeners, hobby and commercial horticulturists, nurserymen,

and professional scientists who all share an appreciation for cacti and other types of succulent plants.

SCCS website— http://cssainc.org/

Click here for more information CSSA Convention

The Central Arizona Cactus and Succulent Society invites you to the CSSA’s 37th Biennial

Convention in beautiful downtown Tempe., Arizona. Tempe is part of the Greater Phoenix

Metropolitan area and home to Arizona State University and the Mill Street Entertainment District with

just a short light rail ride to many other interesting venues in Phoenix. The convention is from July 26

to July 30, with tours beginning on the 27th, which you won’t want to miss! There will have great

speakers, plant and pottery vendors, auction and silent auction, local sales area, and great food at the

opening reception, the banquet and breakfast each morning of the convention, as well as the tours.

Our convention hotel, The Tempe Mission Palms is located in the

heart of Tempe within walking distance of many restaurants, bars,

clubs and theaters. It is a luxury hotel with pool, exercise room,

airport shuttle, valet parking and many

other amenities. Our special convention

rate is only $85.00 per night plus taxes.

The light rail stop to other adventures is

just out the back door of the hotel.

Photos by Jerry Moreau at the

Huntington 2016
http://cssainc.org/http://cssaconvention.com/http://www.centralarizonacactus.org/http://cssaconvention.com/mission%20palms%20info.pdf

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