[Sacred Succulents] Make up auction ends tonight; Plant & book sale ends soon

[Sacred Succulents]

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The Make Up Plant Auction-Fundraiser ends tonight at 6pm PST!
The auction closes this evening at 6:00pm Pacific Standard Time,
Wednesday, October 30.
See our Auction-Fundraiser page for the auction terms and listings:
https://sacredsucculents.com/auction-fundraiserPlease read the full
terms before bidding._All bids should be directed to our other email:_
 benkamm at monitor.net
We honor the email bids as first come first serve, so if we don’t
respond right away—do not worry, we will honor your bid in the
order/time it was received. Note: the last hour of the auction can get
hectic and we may not be able to notify you in a timely manner if
you’ve been outbid – therefore, we recommend checking the website
periodically during this final phase to see the current high bids and
respond accordingly.
A new "soft close" to this auction: To make the process more fair, we
are trialing a "soft close" for this auction. This will allow for
participants to to make a final bid offer on a popular plant even
after the "close".
_How it works_: For any plant bid on in the final minutes of the
auction, we will email the bidders shortly after the 6pm close and
give them the opportunity to make _1 final bid_ on the plant within a
given amount of time -- the highest bid wins the plant.For plants only
bid on earlier in the auction, there is no "soft close" and the win
goes to the person with the highest bid at the 6pm close.
After the auction ends, you will be contacted by email later in the
evening _or_ the following morning for the auction plants you have
won.
The winning bids should all be posted on the website no later than
7:30pm (PST), tonight._
We heard from a number of long term supporters that they never
received the emails announcing the start & close of the recent Autumn
Fundraiser. We are still looking into this (we're unsure how many will
even receive _this_ email). A few folks generously suggested another
fundraiser round on the plants they'd won -- a make up auction for
those who missed out and second chance for everyone else. We decided
to give this a go; the relevant plants are posted at the top of the
Auction Page, each of these starting off listed with "2 bids" and the
last bid price of the prior auction. We've also posted a few alternate
plants similar to those that went in the initial round. Everyone is
welcome to take part in the make up auction! 
After the damage we've sustained the last 2 winters, and extreme heat
spikes in summer taking a toll, plant auctions are a big help in
raising the support Sacred Succulents so vitally needs to continue --
know that your auction purchases directly fund much needed nursery
repairs, essential renovations, ongoing irrigation installation [after
20 years of hand-watering, we can no longer keep up -- we've lost over
25% of our rare & endangered plant collection in the last 5 years due
to the climatic shift towards hotter & drier], equipment repair &
replacement [for instance, the refrigerator we use exclusively for our
seed bank died during the worst summer heat], as well as our continual
research & conservation work.We are deeply grateful for your love of
plants and support of our work!____
OCTOBER SALE on select plants & books ending 10/31
_All orders must be postmarked by 11/1 to receive sale pricing_
The SPECIMEN PLANT LIST: Last chance at a wide array of plants on sale
until 10/31.See https://sacredsucculents.com/#specimen-plant-list__
BOOKS: We have a few new and used collector's titles on sale until
10/31, see https://sacredsucculents.com/#booksWe recently sold the
last of our remnant stock of the first edition hardcover of Ott's
_Pharmacotheon_, though we just discovered an untouched case of the
1st edition _softcover_, which had originally sold out 30 years ago!
We have a handful of these historical artifacts available for the
serious collector. Get one before they are gone! See Jonathan Ott
titles __
BOTANICAL PRODUCTS: https://sacredsucculents.com/#products__
_Trichocereus_ Companions:Recently, there has been a surge of interest
in the horticultural merit of _Trichocereus_ cacti, not just the
famous "San Pedros" (_T. pachanoi, T. bridgesii, T. peruvianus, T.
santaensis_, etc.), but many other species and the hundreds of hybrids
we've produced in the last 3 decades. In what we have come to think of
as '_Trichomania'_, the number of collectors has skyrocketed in the
past decade from a couple hundred worldwide to many thousands! Species
in this diverse Andean genus are often mistakenly thought of as
sun-baked desert plants, yet many are in fact integral members of
forest ecosystems—from _Prosopis_ and _Anadenanthera_ dry forests
to_ Polylepis_ cloudforests.  In habitat, _Trichocereus_ occur with a
diverse array of companion plants and we encourage you to try growing
them with associated Andean species: in grouped plantings, in pots
side by side, or even in the same pots—many associates are low
growing or groundcovers that can be planted around the base of the
columns. We currently have many such ally plants available (see the
Succulent and the Andean sections of the Specimen Plant List): small
succulents such as the aromatic, multifarious _Peperomia_ spp., or
_Sedum, Ephedra_, and _Pilea_ species, to larger succulent companions
like _Agave cordillerensis_, floriferous _Puya_ & other terrestrial
bromeliads (_Abromeitiella, Deuterocohnia_, etc.), or the caudiciform
papaya _Jacaratia_; flowering bulbs—_Cypella, Eustephia,
Stenomesson_; ferns like _Blechnum_; climbers such as _Bomarea_ spp. &
_Ipomoea pubescens_; low shrubs like the rare perennial tobacco
_Nicotiana benavidesii_, _Begonia boliviensis_, the furry leafed
_Lessingianthus asteroflorus_, _Pernettya_ & other neotropical
blueberries (_Distergima, Cavendishia, Macleania_, etc.), fruiting
_Myrteola_ & _Ugni_; tall shrubs & trees like _Colletia, Luma,
Aristotelia, Sambucus, Podocarpus Polylepis, Escallonia_, etc. Or use
your imagination and choose plants from other regions of the world to
fit a similar companion niche!
_Trichocereus_ Companion Plant Special Offer -- The following 4
diverse companion species for $52 [$66+ value] plus $16 shipping
(while supplies last!): _Agave cordillerensis, __Eustephia _sp._
_BK14512.9_, __Pilea serpyllacea, _and_ __Nicotiana benavidesii_. See
the Specimen List for plant details.__
Note: Sacred Succulents is currently operating at reduced capacity, we
are still not taking seed & PDF catalog orders.
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Deep gratitude for your compassion & support through the trials and
tribulations of recent years!
	Ben Kamm & family
	Sacred Succulents: Rare & Endangered Beneficial Plants & Seeds
Conservation of Resilient Biodiversity through Propagation,
Dissemination and Education
PO Box 781
Sebastopol, CA 95473 USA
http://www.sacredsucculents.com

	We do not take Paypal or other online payments. Still just cash,
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	MICROCOSMS: A Homage to Sacred Plants of the Americas
A stunning hidden dimension of plants revealed through confocal
microscopy.
Ben Kamm is a contributing researcher and photographer to this unique
science-art project.
His commentary on the project -
https://www.microcosmssacredplants.org/commentary/ben-kamm/
His article on the Andean keystone tree _Polylepis_ -
https://www.microcosmssacredplants.org/plant/polylepis-spp/__LITTLE,
BIG
As some of you know, in addition to caring for thousands of plants,
the last few years I've assisted in publishing the anniversary edition
of my friend John Crowley's 1981 award winning novel,_ Little, Big_.
Erik Davis recently posted a lovely essay about the book in which I
make an appearance: https://www.burningshore.com/p/big-little-big
Stock is running low, but books can still be purchased:
https://store.deepvellum.org/products/little-big__If you wish to be
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