Stephen McCabe, "Dudleya hybrids (and other hybrids)"

Dudleya and other hybrids. CSSSJ Fellow Stephen McCabe will be our presenter. You will see photos of newly named species and newly hybridized Dudleya. Learn about how Stephen McCabe tried to solve the mystery of why "Steve McCabe Dudleya hybrids" suddenly were showing up in nurseries in widely different parts of California. Learn about how to grow Dudleya and other species from seed. McCabe will also talk a bit about monkey flowers and some hybridizers’ strategies.

Stephen will be bringing plants for sale. Cash or check preferred.

Speaker biography

Stephen McCabe worked in Yosemite for three summers, then worked at the University of California Santa Cruz Arboretum for 30 years, where he is Emeritus Director of Research. His hobby of rock climbing has come in handy in accessing some of the species in the group he studies. He has published widely on the genus Dudleya and on a variety of subjects. Some of the publications were in Madroño, the Cactus and Succulent Journal, Fine Gardening, the Jepson Manual second edition, Systematic Botany, the American Alpine Journal, and in Rock Garden Quarterly.

He has been associated with the Cactus and Succulent Society of San Jose and members of the club for decades. He is a Fellow of the Society, the first one so honored.

Special note: Temperatures are dropping and it’s time to start thinking about how to protect our succulents and cacti. A limited amount of frost cover material will be available for members at the November meeting, on a first come first serve basis.

COVID precautions: Masks are encouraged, but optional for our meetings.

Cactus:		Advanced • Novice   Pilosocereus
Succulents:		Advanced • Novice   Dudleya
Something Special:		Advanced • Novice   Plant you're thankful for (or your choice)
Beginners' Luck:		Novice Only   Euphorbia