Events & Monthly Meetings
Henry Shaw Cactus and Succulent Society normally holds monthly meetings on Sundays throughout the year. A club picnic is scheduled in September, while the December meeting is a holiday party.
Next Meeting – December 8, 2024
HSCSS Winter Holiday Party
Wind out the succulent year at our fun year-end gathering. As usual, it will be a potluck affair with a silent auction, raffle and spirited live auction, too. A variety of specimen plants are being sourced from several vendors, so bring your boxes! Watch for further details soon! Click for more details.
Meet Via Zoom
Meeting ID: 846 6776 5973 / Passcode: 900328
Learn, Share … Win!
Meetings typically feature guest speakers or other varied programs of interest to succulent hobbyists. Hands-on workshops may focus on pruning, potting or dividing plants. Members are encouraged to bring in plants to show off and share their cultivation secrets. Books from the club’s library can be requested for pick up – and don’t forget the attendance prizes!
Henry Shaw Cactus and Succulent Society’s main event is its Annual Show and Sale. Historically held each summer at Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, this year it will take place at the Jost Event Center, HSCSS meeting place for 2022. At this multiday fund-raising event, member exhibitors bring their best specimens for judging and display. Popular vendors supply thousands of starter and specimen plants for sale, too.
Upcoming HSCSS Events
2024 Events
- November 10, 2024 – Monthly Meeting
- December 8, 2024 – HSCSS Winter Holiday Party
2025 Events
- January 12, 2025 – Monthly Meeting
- January 18, 2025 – Arid House Grand Opening (See details below)
- February 9, 2025 – Monthly Meeting
- March 9, 2025 – Monthly Meeting
- April 13, 2025 – Monthly Meeting
- May 18, 2025 – Monthly Meeting
- June 8, 2025 – Monthly Meeting
- July 13, 2025 – Monthly Meeting
- August 10, 2025 – Monthly Meeting
- September 14, 2025 – HSCSS Picnic
- October 12, 2025 – Monthly Meeting
- November 9, 2025 – Monthly Meeting
- December 14, 2025 – HSCSS Winter Party
Other Succulent Events
January 18, 2025 – Arid House Grand Opening
Henry Shaw Cactus and Succulent Society has been asked to help with the Grand Opening of Missouri Botanical Garden’s new Arid House. Please visit and consider helping us interact with the general public between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. HSCSS will have a PowerPoint program on the top (and bottom) 10 best succulents and cacti for the home. Feel free to suggest species to Ralph Olliges, rolliges@webster.edu.