The Sacramento Bromeliad & Carnivorous Plant Society will hold meetings on the 3rd Wednesday, with the exception of the months of December, January and May.
Next meeting: Wednesday Feb 15, 7:00 PM
Meetings start at 7:00 pm and are held at the Shepard Garden and Arts Center Guests and questions are welcome.
Presenter: Damon Collingsworth
Last September Damon spent three days touring carnivore habitat in Northern California and Southern Oregon. Despite constant rain, bear scat, and warnings about "alpine farmers", they still charged forward on muddy roads in a rented car for the sake of better understanding these amazing plants. Points of interest will include Darlingtonia variation (including a spectacular red clone), seed distribution, sphagnum sporophytes, and a site exposed to extreme summer heat. The photos were hard-fought but well worth the trouble -- the plants were even more beautiful dripping wet from the very first rain of the season.
Damon Collingsworth is general manager and propagator for California Carnivores. He also maintains their webpage and takes all their photographs. He purchased his first carnivorous plant, a cape sundew, from Peter D'Amato in 1988 at a local flea market and has collected them ever since. Later, he became one of their first full-time employees. A couple years later, Damon got the opportunity to move to Borneo and manage the nursery at Malesiana Tropicals from 2001-02. With twenty years of experience growing carnivorous plants, we are delighted to welcome Damon.
located in McKinley Park at 3330 McKinley Blvd, Sacramento, Ca.
Program for Wednesday February 15th, 7:00 PM
Darlingtonia in Northern California & Southern Oregon: A Rainy Cobra Walkabout
Meeting Dates for 2012
Feb 15
Mar 21
Apr 18
Jun 20
Jul 18
Aug 15
Sep 19
Oct 17
Nov 21
Upcoming Events
Shepard Garden & Arts Center Spring Sale
March 24 & 25, 10AM - 4PM Saturday-Sunday
Sacramento Zoo: 7th Annual Bloomin' Crazy Plant Festival
March 3, 9am to 4pm Saturday