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Relive the excitement of the San Diego 2025 CSSA Convention through this series of recorded talks. These videos capture the insights shared by the world’s leading experts on succulent plants.
Whether you attended the convention or are discovering it from afar, these recordings offer a front-row seat to the fascinating research, exploration, and passion presented during this unforgettable four-day event in San Diego.
New presentations will be added every few weeks, so come back and check the front page of our site to see what’s new.
Uncarina: the Mousetrap Tree – Andry Petignat
Sponsored by Phuc Huynh
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – Some Infamous Australians – Attila Kapitany
Sponsored by the Cactus & Succulent Society of San Diego
Flowering Southern Patagonia – Elisabeth Sarnes
Sponsored by the South Coast Cactus & Succulent Society
From Mega to Ankober: Looking for Succulents in Ethiopia – Brian Kemble
Sponsored by Cactus & Succulent Society of San Jose and William Wilk
Surviving the Desert: Mechanisms Against Heat, Drought, & Sand Blasting – Pieter Van Wyk
Sponsored by San Francisco Succulent & Cactus Society, Mid Iowa Cactus & Succulent Society, River City Cactus & Succulent Society, and Sunset Succulent Society
Scouring the Earth for Exceptional, Rare, and New Agaves – Jeremy Spath
Sponsored by the Tucson Cactus & Succulent Society
More to come …
Videos from the 2025 CSSA Convention in San Diego
Every other year, CSSA members meet for 3 days of presentations from the world’s top succulentists. Browse more talks from the April 25-27, 2025 convention here.
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