Links

These are pointers to various external sites that you might find interesting and/or useful: clubs, organizations, information sites, and local vendors.

Thanks to Andrew Hazlett for providing the cactus-info and cactus-vendor links, and their descriptions.

If you know of any resources that you think other club members might be interested in, please send them to webmaster@csssj.org!

Bay Area Clubs

• Cactus and Succulent Society of America

  The national club of which we, the CSSSJ, are an affiliate.

• Monterey Bay Area Cactus and Succulent Society

  This group is based roughly an hour south/southeast of San Jose. It has several members common with the CSSSJ, and is extremely welcoming of visitors.

• San Francisco Succulent and Cactus Society

  Our other sibling group, in the City proper.

Local Sites

• Ruth Bancroft Gardens

  What began as a personal gardening project evolved over time into one of the most varied vistable displays of cacti and succulents in the Bay Area.

• The University of California Botanical Garden

  This garden has a strong focus on California native plants, and consequently houses some impressive displays of cacti and succulents. (The club has paid it field-trip vists in the past.)

• The USCS Arboretum And Botanic Garden

• The San Francisco Botanical Garden

• The Arizona Cactus Garden

Cactus Info Sites

• Rare Cactus

  An enormous and carefully curated collection of information about — you guessed it — rare varieties.

• Ethical Cactus

  A concise summary of how to acquire cacti responsibly, and ensure that a wide variety of species is available to future generations.

• Cacti Guide

  Informative website on cactus taxonomy and useful information.

• Cacti Guide Forum

  A forum about all things related to cactus. You can search the forum to find extensive information on just about anything to do with cactus. The forum still has regular activity, but note it can take months to hear a response for opening a new account to participate in the forum.

• Kadas Garden (Taiwan)

  Informative website on growing cactus with grafting stock compatibility charts, and other information.