By Carl Frederick
Tuesday, August 18, 2026 – 7:00 pm Pacific Time (California)

Members and visitors can attend in person in San Francisco,
no Zoom this month.

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Program Description

In April, Carl Frederick brought us the first part of his trip to northwestern South Africa.
Now he will continue with photos of all the amazing succulents he saw from Springbok
northward. Sprinkbok is in the heart of the arid region known as Namaqualand, and this
whole area is home to incredible numbers of succulents such as mesembs, aloes, crassulas, othonnas, euphorbias, bulbs, etc. The trip was billed as a chance to see
Conophytum species in flower habitat, but of course there was much else to be seen
along the way.

About our Speaker

Carl has been a member of our society for many years, and he specializes in growing
plants from the winter-rainfall region of western South Africa and adjacent southwestern
Namibia. This includes plants from genera such as Othonna and Tylecodon, plus a
variety of summer-dormant bulbs.

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Meeting Agenda

7:00 Mingling and announcements
7:30 Formal presentation starts promptly with Society business
7:35 Show and Tell Table
7:50 Leg stretch
7:55 Featured presentation

Show & tell table 
Succulent: Euphorbia
Cactus: Uebelmannia 
Caudiciform-Pachycaul: Dioscorea
plus anything else that’s looking good or in flower.

Featured grower: Carl Frederick

Snack table: Some basics are provided by the club, but we suggest bringing something to share every couple of months if you partake regularly. As a thought, we are often short on drinks. 

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Watch Online

On Zoom: TBD. Maybe none this month – Register or join the meeting in progress.

We will attempt to simulcast on our YouTube channel.

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