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CONNECTICUT CACTUS &
SUCCULENT SOCIETY

Make friends, improve growing skills, discover new plants, meet experts.  Learn, learn & learn some more.

Newsletters are published monthly (except January).  Past issues can be requested from our newsletter editor.

We meet all over Connecticut! Check our schedule for information about our upcoming meetings: locations, times, and topics.

Our 2025 show & sale will take place April 11 -12 in Bristol, CT! Did we mention admission is free?

John Spain, CCSS co-founder, author and renowned expert on winter hardy cacti presents his slide collection.

Got questions?  We've got answers! Cultural guides and our recommended list of cactus & succulent vendors.