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42nd Annual Succulent Plants Symposium
Event
Past eventFri., Aug. 29, 2025, 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
$100 | Registration includes lunch.
Education and Visitor Center, Rothenberg Hall
The Huntington presents the 42nd Annual Succulent Plants Symposium with notable speakers from around the world, diverse topics, and succulent plants for sale.
Program
8:30 a.m. | Registration and Continental Breakfast
9 a.m. | Welcome
Nicole Cavender, The Huntington
9:15 a.m. | “Cactus and Canines: How Ecological Scent Detection Dogs Are Aiding Cactus Conservation”
Steve Blackwell, Desert Botanical Garden
9:50 a.m. | “Soaptree Scents: The Secret Signals and Specialized Pollinators of Yuccas”
Robert Raguso, Cornell University
10:35 a.m. | Break and Silent Auction Opens
11 a.m. | “Succulents: A Botanical History Tour”
Sandy Masuo, The Huntington
11:45 a.m. | Lunch and Desert Garden Open
1:45 p.m. | Update of BGCI’s Illegal Plant Trade Awareness Campaign
Sean Lahmeyer, The Huntington
1:50 p.m. | “Jewels of the Brazilian Highlands”
Dylan Zoller, Sherman Library & Gardens
2:35 p.m. | Break and Auction Closes (Last chance to place bids!)
3 p.m. | “Four New Species of Ledebouria Roth. (Hyacinthaceae) from the High Altitude Grasslands of the Steenkampsberg, South Africa”
Andrew Hankey, South African National Biodiversity Institute
4:30 p.m. | Plant Sale in the Nursery
Open to symposium registrants only
