| Upcoming Programs:
Meetings start at 7:15 p.m. in the County Fair Building
at The San
Francisco Botanical Gardens
You can meet the speakers for a walk through San Francisco Botanical
Gardens at Strybing Arboretum at 4:00 in front of the Botanical
Garden bookstore (9th Avenue & Lincoln Way). If you're
not a member, there is a Guest Fee of $5.
| 2012 |
| March | |
Steppe Sisters.... note special meeting location... CCSF by Panayoti Kelaidis, Denver Botanical Garden
Steppe climates occur to the east of all the major
Mediterranean climates on earth, sharing great similarities of flora and fauna
despite their far more extreme weather patterns and cold. Panayoti will be doing a
quick tour of the four principal Steppe regions on earth: the Mediterranean and
its steppe-sister, the Irano-Turanian floristic region; South Africa's Fynbos
and neighboring Karoo; the Patagonian steppe across the Andes from the Chilean
littoral, and California itself, nestled against the Great Basin, Colorado
Plateau and interior steppe of Western America.. The Steppe sisters encompass collectively an enormous
percentage of the world's plant species, and a great deal of the lore and
history that have sustained humans in their evolution.
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| | | | | February | | Growing South African Bulbs by Ernesto Sandoval, UC Davis Botanical Conservatory Do you like bulbs? Ernesto Sandoval, director of the
UC Davis Botanical Conservatory, will be talking about his experience growing
South African bulbs . Ernesto will be bringing bulbs and other botanical
beauties suited for Northern California for you to buy for the benefit of the Botanical Conservatory. Nerine,
Lachenallia, Albuca, Cyrtanthus and an assortment of other bulbs including a
few CA natives will be available as well as less common Aloes and other
succulents from South Africa and elsewhere. | | | |
| January |
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Aloes of South Africa's Winter
Rainfall Region
by Brian Kemble, Curator, The Ruth
Bancroft Garden
South Africa is home to many species in the genus Aloe,
including a diverse assortment occurring in the winter-rain region
along the
west coast. These species have a particular relevance to gardeners in
California because the same regimen of dry summers and rainy winters is
found
here. Brian will discuss Aloe
distans as
well as many unknown but useful species for our climate.
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Previous
Programs
Programs from
2000, 2001,
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,
2007,
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
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