​Saturday, Oct. 14
10:00am
​Casa Del Prado, Room 104
Balboa Park

Come along on a 3-day hike through the bromeliad-rich mountains of Rio de Janeiro. The Mata Atlantica, or Atlantic Forest, is the ancestral home of hundreds of species of bromeliads. Under the expert guidance of Rodrigo Freitas, we got up and close to them in Tres Picos State Park, all the while enjoying a breathtaking sunrise in the granite domes of Serra do Mar and hiking up to a 1,000 year old tree. 
Plant trial: Pitcairnia nigra
A few members have participated in a growing trial for Pitcairnia nigra.  A year ago, Dan Kinnard brought in a few seedlings for SDBS members who have different growing conditions. At the meeting on October 14, 2023, we will bring our plants and share experiences. 
Plant Table
​This month, we'll have great plant table and auction from another local source, Cuffel Farms. For the nvember plant table, we're potemtially sourcing fomr a Florida bromeliad nursery, which could mean there will be some new and different bromeliads, heavier on the Bromelioideae subfamily than usual. 

And in November, for our 10/11 meeting...
We have been invited by Sandy, a member in Point Loma, to her garden. This will be super fun. a chance to be together in a garden setting!  This November venue is in lieu of being in Balboa Park, so mark you calendars and read your newsletters. The November garden meeting is for members and guests of members.