{"id":45205,"date":"2013-08-11T20:52:58","date_gmt":"2013-08-12T00:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/?p=45205"},"modified":"2013-08-11T20:52:58","modified_gmt":"2013-08-12T00:52:58","slug":"intercity-succulent-show-and-sale-august-17-18-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/?p=45205","title":{"rendered":"InterCity Succulent Show and Sale August 17-18, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><big>Mr. Ripple and friends cordially invite you to that holy of holies in the world of desert plants, <a href=\"http:\/\/cssainc.com\/index.php\/event\/28th-annual-intercity-show-and-sale\/\">The InterCity Show and Sale<\/a> next weekend, August 17 and 18, at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arboretum.org\/index.php\/events-and-classes\/details\/inter-city_cactus_show_and_sale\/?start_time=1376755200&#038;end_time=\">Los Angeles County Arboretum<\/a>.<br \/>\n<center><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i52.photobucket.com\/albums\/g23\/botanizeme\/august2013\/P1018123.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\" photo P1018123.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Agave &#8216;Mr. Ripple&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i52.photobucket.com\/albums\/g23\/botanizeme\/august2013\/P1018072.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\" photo P1018072.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Agave potatorum in the loveliest shade of powder blue, found at a plant show unlabeled<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i52.photobucket.com\/albums\/g23\/botanizeme\/august2013\/P1018104.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\" photo P1018104.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aloe marlothii<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i52.photobucket.com\/albums\/g23\/botanizeme\/august2013\/P1018115.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\" photo P1018115.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mangave &#8216;Bloodspot&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i52.photobucket.com\/albums\/g23\/botanizeme\/august2013\/P1018130.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\" photo P1018130.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>the white whale of agaves, A. celsii var. albicans &#8216;UCB&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Now that succulents are as ubiquitous as petunias and can be found on racks outside grocery stores, there&#8217;s no need for proselytizing about their sculptural attractions and water-wise virtues.  This sale is for the already converted who are looking for rarities in affordably small sizes.  The discerning eye and encyclopedic knowledge of members of Southern California succulent societies have already done the heavy lifting for us in seeking out the best of the best, and these plants offered for sale are the fruit of their lifelong passion for desert plants.  But if you&#8217;re still not convinced, drop your magazine, possibly turned to a regionally inappropriate article on the top 10 plants for perennial borders in August (though there&#8217;s nothing wrong with a little garden porn!) and come see why Southern California is the envy of savvy plant people all over the world.  Like the bodies on Venice&#8217;s Muscle Beach, these are some seriously well-toned plants, each one an evolutionary warrior able to survive with minimal irrigation.  I&#8217;m hoping to find more of my latest enthusiasm, hanging epiphytic cactus like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cssainc.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=329&#038;Itemid=212\">rhipsalis<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p><\/big><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mr. Ripple and friends cordially invite you to that holy of holies in the world of desert plants, The InterCity Show and Sale next weekend, August 17 and 18, at the Los Angeles County Arboretum. 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