On May 12th, Kelly Griffin returns to the Laguna Beach Garden Club to speak at our general meeting on Succulents Around the World. Kelly Griffin travels the world to find, hybridize and introduce new succulents. He has introduced hundreds of new hybrid succulents to the plant world, which he created in his living laboratory in Carlsbad. He now works for Altman’s Plants in Vista as their Succulent Plant Development Manager.

Kelly has been a member of the San Diego Cactus and Succulent Society since 1992, serving on their Board for many years, including as President and Vice President. He was very honored to be named a Fellow of the San Diego Society and currently serves as a Director on the Board of the Cactus and Succulent Society of America.

He has traveled around the world, visited more than 20 countries in search of spectacular succulents and is well known for his hybridizing. Kelly is responsible for over 100 succulent hybrids, including Aloes, Agaves, and Echeverias. He is particularly well-known for his Aloe hybrids which are 30 years in the making – Pink Blush, Delta Lights, Christmas Sleigh, to name a few. And for his Agave hybrids such as – Blue Glow, Snow Glow, Cubic, Dragon Toes, Spawn, Black and Blue and Crème Brulé.

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