Topic: Bromeliads in the Succulent Garden
Description:
Bromeliads have something in common with cactus in that they are exclusively new world plants (with one exception in West Africa). There are currently more than 3000 described species, and new species are currently being discovered. They grow in a wide range of habitats—littoral, rainforest, desert, and sub-tropical thorn forest. They can grow on almost any type of medium: trees, deadwood, rock, sand, and even on power lines and fence posts.
Biography:
Robert Kopfstein first got involved with Bromeliads in the mid 1960's. Over the years he has accumulated a collection of several hundred species and hybrids. His specialty in bromeliads is the terrestials.
He was an English professor and a reading specialist at the community college level for 47 years. He is a member of the San Diego Bromeliad Society, where he was president, the Bromeliad Society International, where he is publications chairperson, and he is a master judge as well as an instructor of BSI judging classes. He is also a member of the San Diego Horticultural Society and Palomar Cactus and Succulent Society. He was on the board of the San Diego Botanic Garden for nine years and is now a docent who takes care of the bromeliad and cycad collections
To be held rain or shine.
Bring the following:
- Closed-toe shoes are REQUIRED
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