Our meetings are the largest forum in Southern California for discussing and trading carnivorous plants, free of membership fees. Whether you are a horticulturist, scientist, educator, student, hobbyist, or merely someone intrigued by plants that capture and digest prey, a Los Angeles Carnivorous Plant Society meeting may just be the perfect place to further your phyto-carnivorous pursuits.

What to Expect

Meetings typically feature plants for display, sale and trade as well as a talk on some aspect of carnivorous plant cultivation or habitat. Should you have questions about growing carnivorous plants in Los Angeles, seeing them in the wild, or, say, the phylogeny of Drosera in subgenus Lasiocephala, you should have little trouble finding someone willing to help.

There are some things you won’t find at LACPS gatherings - committees, officials or fund raising hassles, for instance - there simply aren’t any. If you enjoy snoozing thorough the reading of meeting minutes or if you’ve always wanted to be elected the Vice President of something (anything), try your local Garden Club or African Violet Society.

Where to Go

Meetings are currently hosted on a rotating basis at locations which are announced with each meeting. Check the Meeting Calendar to see if the next location has been published. To really dive in with both feet, subscribe to the LACPS Mailing List, join the Signal group, or follow us on Mastodon for periodic announcements. Meetings typically start at 11am and end around 3pm.

Cost

There is typically a $4 meeting fee to cover logistical expenses for meeting space and refreshments. Should you wish to sell extra plants at meetings, we encourage you to do so and do not impose any sort of sales fee.