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This month’s presentation is a travelogue starting in arid coastal Northern Peru, heading south and traversing the Andes three times before ending in Peru’s southern highlands. Our zig-zagging journey takes us through cactus gardens in the lush hills valleys of Amazonia and Cajamarca, then west to the seemingly barren pacific coast where life teems on offshore islands, and then high into the Andes to the slopes of the Cordillera Blanca where forests of orchids and bromeliads grow within view of glaciers, then across the Altiplano where stands of huge Puya raimondii tower over grassy plains, and finally to the cultural wonder of Machu Picchu and historic city of Cusco. Along the way there are many splendid and wondrous sights of flora and fauna, as well as culture— both past and present—all captured in photos illustrated in this presentation.
Gregg DeChirico has grown plants of all types for over 30 years. He has a nursery, Gregg’s Greenhouse, located in the Santa Barbara area and specializing in seed-grown rare and exotic plants. Gregg is a frequent participant and vendor at many local club shows and sales. He has travelled throughout Latin America to photograph the flora and fauna, and uses the pictures in seminars and presentations given to local and regional horticultural groups. Gregg served as president of the San Francisco Succulent & Cactus Society; he is current president of the Santa Barbara Cactus & Succulent Society and most recently has been elected to the CSSA board.
Gregg will also be this month’s featured grower. The plants of the month are adromischus, columnar cacti and anything else that looks good to share with the other members.
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