Author: SFPS Miami
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August 3, 2026 General Meeting, Speaker Horace Hobbs presenting IPS trip to Vietnam and Southern Thailand
By Lenny Goldstein The International Palm Society has a well-earned reputation for picking interesting venues for its Biennial Meetings. This year Vietnam was the choice, with an optional post-meeting tour to southern Thailand. Horace Hobbs, a member of both the IPS and SFPS boards, attended, and he presented a stellar report at the August 3…
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Palm Care Videos
Jeff Searle has produced a number of very educational videos. Manjekia maturbongssi Dypsis prestoniana Chambeyronia macrocarpus Beccariophoenix alfredii Attalea cohune Corypha umbracultifera Cyrtostachys elegans Chambeyronia macrocarpa ‘Flame Thrower’
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2026 SFPS Spring Palm Show and Sale at University of Miami
University of Miami, March 7 and 8, 2026 Our Spring Sale was at University of Miami in Coral Gables with an incredible selection of palms and cycads. The sale took place in the Faculty Parking lot adjacent to the Gifford Arboretum. Just click on the names below, to see the species list (pdf format). Ron…
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SFPS/ TFTS Joint Holiday Party, December 1, 2025
By Lenny Goldstein The month of December got off to a notable start on the 1st with the annual holiday party of the South Florida Palm Society. For the third straight year, we were joined by the Tropical Flowering Tree Society for an enjoyable evening.Once again Peter Ostrowsky of TFTS did yeoman’s work in setting…
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SFPS General Meeting, Oct 6, 2025: Guest Speaker, Dr. M. Patrick Griffith, “In Search of the World’s Largest Coconut on the Palmyra Atoll”
In Search of the World’s Largest Coconut on the Palmyra Atoll (Meeting Summary by Lenny Goldstein) A large crowd ignored rainy weather to attend the South Florida Palm Society’s fifth meeting of the year. The featured speaker was Dr. Patrick Griffith, who described a mission last November to expand knowledge of the Palmyra coconut palm.…
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SFPS General Meeting October 6, 2025 and Upcoming Events Announcement
Dear Palm Enthusiast, Our General Meeting is on Monday, October 6 at 7:00 pm at the Corbin “A” Building in Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden. Our speaker, Dr. Patrick Griffith, the Executive Director of the Montgomery Botanical Center, who will present: Searching for the World’s Largest Coconut on the Palmyra Atoll The Palmyra Atoll is right…
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SFPS Upcoming 2025 Events
October to December, 2025 Activities October 6, 2025: General Meeting. FTBG Corbin “A” building. Our guest speaker will be announced soon. The meeting will be potluck, so please bring a dish to share. After the presentation, we will hold a plant auction. All donations are appreciated. Only SFPS members can participate in the auction. …
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SFPS General Meeting, August 4, Curating the Plants of Fairchild, Why We Grow What We Grow, by Fairchild’s Director of Horticulture, Brett Jestrow
SFPS General Meeting, August 4, Curating the Plants of Fairchild, Why We Grow What We Grow, by FBG Director, Brett Jestrow (Summarized by Lenny Goldstein) A good botanical garden isn’t just an aggregation of plants, thrown together haphazardly. Thanks to Dr. Brett Jestrow, those who attended the August general meeting of the SFPS learned how…
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June 14, 2025, University of Miami Palm Planting Day
Volunteers (L-R) Mia Davis, Lenny Goldstein, Xavier Purroy, John Cozza, Clyde de Quesada (behind John), Steve Pearson, Julio Alvarez (behind Steve), Benyah Andressohn and Horace Hobbs. UM Palm Planting Day, June 14, 2025 Last year, following a successful Spring Palm Show and Sale at UM, the South Florida Palm Society asked UM if we could…
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SFPS General Meeting, June 9, 2025, “My Trip to Mauritius in 2023: How My Travels with the IPS to the Indian Ocean led me to one of the Greatest Botanical Gardens in the World”, by Laz Priegues.
SFPS General Meeting, June 9, 2025, “My Trip to Mauritius in 2023: How My Travels with the IPS to the Indian Ocean led me to one of the Greatest Botanical Gardens in the World,” by Laz Priegues. (Summarized by Lenny Goldstein). A power outage delayed the June 2 SFPS meeting, but we held it a…