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X-WR-CALDESC:'Russell is an Oakland-based succulent hybridizer specialized 
 in winter-active succulent and bulbs. He has served as editor of Cactus an
 d Succulent Journal and published a book on mesembs with Steven Hammer (wi
 th more to come!). The gathering should prove an apt merger of two forces 
 in the succulent plant world: our society\, and Russell himself\, both fou
 nded in the same year.\n\nHaving explored large swaths of the succulent sm
 orgasbord — Russell has grown euphorbias\, haworthias\, cacti\, succulent 
 daisies\, pelargoniums\, crassulas\, succulents of the Canary Islands\, an
 d many other groups — his steadfast focus remains winter-active South Afri
 can succulents: the compact mesembs (living stones)\, spiral- and prostrat
 e-leaved bulbs (Gethyllis\, Massonia)\, Tylecodon\, and Adromischus. In re
 cent years\, hybrid work has come to occupy a great deal of his thinking/f
 eeling about plants\, and several hybrid lines — some successful\, others 
 less so — have materialized in his collection. A tour of Russell’s greenho
 uses\, which member Panayoti Kalaidis experienced at the height of the rec
 ent winter growing season\, is a dizzying barrage of shapes\, textures\, a
 nd colors seen nowhere else.\n\nWhich\, if we’re honest\, is not a unique 
 situation: plant collections are always varied\, daunting\, and chaotic re
 flections of the mind of the grower. \n\nRussell grows his plants from see
 d\, having discovered early on the frugal economy\, taxonomic depth\, and 
 morphological variety (even within a single species) that growing from see
 d allows. Thirty years on\, his greenhouse is a living testament to his ma
 ny interests\, a smattering of this and that in a sea of specializations.
 \n\nIn this month’s talk Rusell will attempt a kaleidoscopic presentation 
 of the plants he grows\, highlighting the variation that can be found with
 in species\, and the unexpected results that arise when you cross species 
 together. The work he will describe is something any grower can achieve\, 
 but the fascinating fact is that any two people\, starting with the same s
 ource material\, will create hybridization results — indeed any horticultu
 ral result — entirely distinct from one another. This is the hybrid mind: 
 the intersection of chance\, desire\, personal aesthetic\, and will that m
 akes every collection as unique as each plant (and human) within it.\n\n\n
 In addition to showing a few slides\, Russell would like members to bring 
 in their own seed-grown plants and hybrid succulents so we can have a sort
  of extended show-and-tell discussion about how we think and feel about br
 inging new life(forms) into the world—and deciding\, in the largesse of se
 edraising\, what gets to live and what will be tossed into the compost bin
 .'\n\nProgram description provided by the speaker.
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DESCRIPTION:'Russell is an Oakland-based succulent hybridizer specialized i
 n winter-active succulent and bulbs. He has served as editor of Cactus and
  Succulent Journal and published a book on mesembs with Steven Hammer (wit
 h more to come!). The gathering should prove an apt merger of two forces i
 n the succulent plant world: our society\, and Russell himself\, both foun
 ded in the same year.\n\nHaving explored large swaths of the succulent smo
 rgasbord — Russell has grown euphorbias\, haworthias\, cacti\, succulent d
 aisies\, pelargoniums\, crassulas\, succulents of the Canary Islands\, and
  many other groups — his steadfast focus remains winter-active South Afric
 an succulents: the compact mesembs (living stones)\, spiral- and prostrate
 -leaved bulbs (Gethyllis\, Massonia)\, Tylecodon\, and Adromischus. In rec
 ent years\, hybrid work has come to occupy a great deal of his thinking/fe
 eling about plants\, and several hybrid lines — some successful\, others l
 ess so — have materialized in his collection. A tour of Russell’s greenhou
 ses\, which member Panayoti Kalaidis experienced at the height of the rece
 nt winter growing season\, is a dizzying barrage of shapes\, textures\, an
 d colors seen nowhere else.\n\nWhich\, if we’re honest\, is not a unique s
 ituation: plant collections are always varied\, daunting\, and chaotic ref
 lections of the mind of the grower. \n\nRussell grows his plants from seed
 \, having discovered early on the frugal economy\, taxonomic depth\, and m
 orphological variety (even within a single species) that growing from seed
  allows. Thirty years on\, his greenhouse is a living testament to his man
 y interests\, a smattering of this and that in a sea of specializations.\n
 \nIn this month’s talk Rusell will attempt a kaleidoscopic presentation of
  the plants he grows\, highlighting the variation that can be found within
  species\, and the unexpected results that arise when you cross species to
 gether. The work he will describe is something any grower can achieve\, bu
 t the fascinating fact is that any two people\, starting with the same sou
 rce material\, will create hybridization results — indeed any horticultura
 l result — entirely distinct from one another. This is the hybrid mind: th
 e intersection of chance\, desire\, personal aesthetic\, and will that mak
 es every collection as unique as each plant (and human) within it.\n\n\nIn
  addition to showing a few slides\, Russell would like members to bring in
  their own seed-grown plants and hybrid succulents so we can have a sort o
 f extended show-and-tell discussion about how we think and feel about brin
 ging new life(forms) into the world—and deciding\, in the largesse of seed
 raising\, what gets to live and what will be tossed into the compost bin.'
 \n\nProgram description provided by the speaker.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260526T000000
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LOCATION:Denver Botanic Garden - Gates Hall\, 1007 York St\, Denver\, CO 80
 206 US
SUMMARY:Russell Wagner - “The Hybrid Mind'
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