After skipping the last few years because of the pandemic, the San Francisco Cactus & Succulent Society Show and Sale is back. In fact, it's going on right now, June 17 to 19, 2022 at the County Fair Building in Golden Gate Park (directions here). There's still time to go; on Saturday, the hours are 10 am to 5 pm; on Sunday, 9 am to 5 pm.
Over 30 plant vendors are selling a huge variety of cacti and other succulents. In addition, members of the San Francisco Bromeliad Society are selling choice bromeliads.
I was there on Friday afternoon for the members-only sale and took some photos to whet your appetite.
Some unusual plants that caught my eye:
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| Plectranthus ernestii |
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| Variegated Haworthiopsis limifolia |
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| Monstrose Monvillea spegazzinii |
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| Variegated Euphorbia poissonii |
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| Euphorbia abdelkuri |
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| Desert Wonders table |
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| Dioscorea elephantipes |
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| Haworthia truncata with rare orange variegation |
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| Haworthia truncata with rare orange variegation |
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| I helped out at one of the checkout tables, and this was the largest single purchase that came through our line |
Below is my haul. The majority of them came from Brian Kemble, the curator of the Ruth Bancroft Garden. He's selling a large variety of rare and unusual aloes, agaves and cacti as well as some South African bulbs.
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| White and green form of Dudleya candida |
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| Tacitus bellus |
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| Hechtia pretiosa |
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| Aloe cryptoflora |
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| Aloe laeta hybrid |
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| Tephrocactus geometricus |
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| Lobivia formosa |
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| Knysnia lily (Cyrtanthus obliquus) |
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| Agave pintilla with particularly beautiful markings, even on such a young plant |
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| Agave utahensis var. eborispina |
If you live within driving distance of San Francisco and have some time this weekend, don't miss this sale!
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checking flights now...haha. I remember some pretty great plant sales by SF bot but what a treat to attend this one by SFCSS. Nice shopping by you!
ReplyDeleteI think there was tremendous pent-up demand because SF hadn't had a show and sale in three years. The Sacramento show in May had record sales as well, so it seems to be a universal phenomenon.
DeletePlant sales = FUN! Looks like a great range was up for grabs at the show. That Haworthia truncata with rare orange variegation is pretty awesome - it'd want to be for $500! Who needs to eat when one can buy plants ;)
ReplyDeleteThey were a lot of rare and expensive plants for sale. I assume they were priced right because many sold :-)
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