Next Meeting;
SVBS Monthly Meeting
Norman Murray Community & Senior Center
Thursday November 7th 2024 7:00 pm
FEATURED THIS MONTH
Hummingbirds and Bromeliads
The program for the November meeting will be a PBS Nature video about hummingbirds. It is all about what hummingbirds do for plants and how they and plants co-evolved and depend on each other to exist. The cinematography is stunning and there is a great deal of information about the importance of hummingbirds to bromeliad's existence.
Editor’s note: Hummingbirds are the primary pollinators of our bromeliads in Southern California. In their native habitat they may also be pollinated by bats, moths, or other insects, including native bees. However, our European bees seem to totally ignore bromeliad flowers. In the almost thirty years that I have been collecting bromeliads, I have only seen two bees that were interested in visiting the flowers. One was on a Dyckia flower and the other was drinking a drop of nectar at the tip of a Puya flower. The photo at the top left is a hummingbird visiting the top of a 30 foot-tall inflorescence of Puya raimondii, the largest species of bromeliad. It is located at 14,000 feet in the Andes mountains of Peru.
SVBS is an educational organization in Mission Viejo, California, that promotes the study and cultivation of bromeliads and fellowship among those who do the same hobby.
About Us
OUR MISSION
The Saddleback Valley Bromeliad Society is an educational organization promoting the study and cultivation of bromeliads and fellowship among those who do the same hobby.
MEETING TIME/PLACE
The Saddleback Valley Bromeliad Society meets the first Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm in the Norman Murray Community & Senior Center 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA 92692.
VISITORS ARE WELCOME
Come to the meeting, sign in, tell us how you found out about us and you will receive a free raffle ticket!
PLANT AUCTION
If members have an especially interesting plant to share they often donate an offset to our SILENT AUCTION or RAFFLE TABLE. We often have special plants for you to bid. From common and small to rare and large plants. The funds raised help to offset the meeting costs and club activities.
REFRESHMENTS
Refreshments are back!
SUPPLIES
Buy items needed to help your plants look their best and thrive! We have pots, tags, and other special items you need.
MEMBERSHIP
SVBS is an educational organization promoting the study and cultivation of Bromeliads. Meetings include an educational talk, a plant raffle table, a silent auction, refreshments, a lending library, supplies for purchase, shared information, and event information. Dues are $15.00 (per single person or family per year) with email newsletter and $20 with USPS newsletter. Please see our membership chairperson at our next meeting for further details and to get a free copy of Pup Talk our highly informative newsletter.
LIBRARY
Want to learn even more? Here is your chance. Check out a book in this well-established library.
INFORMATION
Information is shared before the meeting and during the 15 minute food break, and after the meeting with many levels of bromeliad enthusiasts discussing and sharing their experience and knowledge.
ONLINE RESOURCES
BSI Affiliate website , Instagram, Facebook
Contact Us
SVBS meets at the
Norman Murray Community & Senior Center
24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA 92692
Email Contact -- saddlebackvalleybrom@gmail.com
