San Diego County Native Plant Society Meetup

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If you are up for exploring San Diego County's beautiful wild places and learning in depth details about the plant life, ecology, and conditions that make each trail special, you've found the right group! The San Diego Chapter of the California Native Plant Society hosts a wide range of field trips every year in various parts of San Diego, and even into Imperial, Orange, and Riverside Counties and northern Baja California on special occasions.

San Diego County hosts the most diversity of plant life and habitats of any county in the contiguous United States, in part because our Mediterranean climate promotes year round growth and in part because the County covers the ocean and beaches all the way up over high forested mountains into the low desert washes and dunes of Anza Borrego State Park. Of the known 2314 plant taxa growing wild in the County, 1573 are native species / subspecies. Over 220 of those are rare plants and of those, 26 are only found in San Diego County.

The California Native Plant Society is at the forefront of protecting California's endangered plant species and the critters that need them to survive. You are welcome if you like enjoyable days on the trail and good company, you are welcome if you are looking for a treasure hunt challenge, you are especially welcome if you a defender of our fragile environment and are looking to make a difference alongside other Chapter members in saving our imperiled habitats.

RESOURCES:
cnpssd.org | calscape.org | sdplantatlas.org | inaturalist.org | ucjeps.berkeley.edu

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CNPS San Diego - Fall Native Plant Sale 2026
Sat, Oct 17 · 9:00 AM PDT
Sikes Adobe Historic Farmstead, 12655 Sunset Drive, Escondido, CA, US
CNPS MEMBERS ORDER YOUR PLANTS ONLINE Starting Tuesday, September 1st through
Tuesday, September 15th at https://cnpssd.org/2026-plant-sale/

BECOME A CNPS MEMBER OR RENEW AT https://bit.ly/JOINCNPS
The cost of new membership will be covered ($30 value) by meeting the order minimum.

PICK UP YOUR PLANTS ON Friday and Saturday, October 16th & 17th at Sikes Adobe Historic Farmstead!
A CNPS SD Fall tradition – Giving our membership and the public a chance to meet up, peruse our selection of CA native plants, seeds, merchandise, visit with our partnering organizations for tips and advice, and of course have a lovely day out – all in support of our Chapter’s continuing mission to preserve our beautiful native flora!

Parking:
Regular parking is permitted within Sikes Adobe public lot from Sunset Dr. A Loading / Unloading area is provided along with volunteer help to take carts back after you are done using them.

DO NOT PARK IN THE TRAIL HEAD PARKING AT END OF SUNSET DR OR AT THE GOLF CENTER.
These lots are reserved for trail users and golfers.

This event is more than just a sale! It’s a chance to learn from a wide range of CNPS San Diego experts and connect with fellow plant enthusiasts. This sale is a major fundraiser for CNPS SD, supporting our mission to promote and protect California’s native plants. Don’t miss this chance to garden with natives while supporting a great cause!

The 2026 CNPS San Diego FALL PLANT SALE offers hundreds of different species and cultivars of native plants for use in your garden or pots on your patio! OPEN TO CNPS MEMBERS ONLY.

FEATURES:
EXPERT ADVICE: Landscape architects and master gardeners will be present to answer questions and help pick out companion plants. Every plant has a complete profile with the CNPS website and at the sale.

SEEDS / BOOKS / MERCH / INFO: Tables will be selling seeds from some wild sources and from member gardens, our chapter table of hundreds of books, CNPS merchandise, and Information from the many Experts and partnerships at the sale.

HARD TO FIND & RARE PLANTS: Our nursery contacts and member grown donations grow healthy common and rare plants, a wide variety of which will be available. Pricing is less than retail and tax free.

NATIVE GARDENS: Check out the plants as they are growing in and around the adobe.

Click if you're attending and spread the word! You won't need to sign up on Meetup to attend the sale or become a CNPS member. Cash, credit, ApplePay, and checks with valid CA ID are accepted. Thanks!
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