April 2025 Meeting - Pinguicula in Oaxaca
Ay! Bubbeleh! Ya say you can’t wait another 4 weeks for your next LACPS fix? Well, yer in luck! Because the next meeting is only two weeks away! Yes! That’s right! Instead of having to wait until April 19th, which is our normally scheduled date, the next LACPS meeting is going to be on April 5th! Mark your calendars! Tell your friends! Shout it from the hilltops!
Start time will be, as usual, 11:11 AM. Location will be the traditional Pasadena location (write DJ if you need the address). Entrance fee is a measly 4 bucks!
Meeting DetailsPermalink
And what will you get for that 4 bucks? Free Nepenthes seed! Yes! I harvested so many Nepenthes (rokkoxveitchii)x(rokkoxveitchii) seeds that I have plenty left over after sending out what was owed from the last meeting and sowing some myself! There’s at least 20 packs of seeds to hand out, so offer is good only while supplies last!
But that’s not all! You’ll also get to experience Leslie’s wonderland of plants as well as other oddities put on display by fellow plerds. All while enjoying snacky comestibles and drinks. And just see what else you’ll get! Opportunities to buy plants you just must have for your collection! Sarracenia x mooreii ‘Leah Wilkerson!’ Sarracenia x mooreii “Burgundy’ (the cover model for Savage Garden 1st edition)! Aldrovanda vesiculosa! Utricularia gibba! Utricularia inflata! Utricularia warburgii! Utricularia nephrophylla! Or maybe it’s geminiloba! You won’t know for sure until it flowers! Cephalotus follicularis (if you’re lucky!). A vast selection of Pinguicula and Drosera! Okay, maybe not so vast, but at least vast-ish. Well, at least 5 or 6 different ones. And LACPS swag! Don’t forget that! Hats and T-Shirts!
PresentationPermalink
You say you’re already passing out in excitement just thinking about it? Well, don’t croak yet, or you’ll miss the best part! A presentation by our very own Forbes Conrad who will be amazing us with photoes of in-situ Mexican Pinguicula. Gasp in wonder at the beauty of these beasts, quake in fear upon hearing the death defying travails that had to be endured to photograph these rarities. People will be talking about this meeting for years to come! Don’t miss out, a Forbes sighting happens only once every 3 leap years! Be there or be octagonal!
Where will it be?Permalink
For this meeting we will, once again, be at the lovely Leslie’s house in Pasadena, California. It is an outdoor location, with ability to go indoors if weather is inclement.
If you have been to a previous meeting at Leslie’s house, then you know where it is! If you haven’t, or if you are like our fearless leader and can’t recall where you left your reading glasses last night, write DJ and he will give you the location deets (assuming he still remembers them)!
Sales and tradesPermalink
At this meeting there will be plants for sale and trade! Maybe some on display!
There’s be some light nosh and beverages served to keep the natives from getting restless. And for those who can’t get enough plerdiness from the official meeting, the traditional after meeting nosh for those who want to participate.
Cover chargePermalink
Entry fee, as always, is $4
When is it?Permalink
Saturday April 5th, 2025.
The gathering will begin at 11 AM and extend to around 2 PM.
