Next Meeting: Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 11:00 am. (We take a break over the summer.) Note: Location is chez J. Boggan, in Washington DC. NOT the arboretum. Details in September issue of Petal Tones.

New members to our local group - you should receive an email from us confirming that you have been added to our members' email list. If you don't hear from us, please send us an email.

About the Chapter

The National Capital Area Chapter of The Gesneriad Society is a group of gesneriad enthusiasts in the Washington, D.C. area.

“The purpose of the chapter shall be to afford a convenient and beneficial association of persons interested in gesneriads; to stimulate a widespread interest in the identification, correct nomenclature, culture, and propagation of gesneriads; and to encourage the origination and introduction of new cultivars.” (NCAC bylaws.)

The National Capital Area Chapter meets several times a year in the Administration Building of the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. Directions are available on the National Arboretum's web site: http://www.usna.usda.gov/.

Photos from the 53rd Annual Convention of the Gesneriad Society, which we hosted on June 30-July 4, 2009, are on our Convention blog at http://petaltones.blogspot.com

Or, go directly to a slideshow of plants entered by Chapter members in the 2009 Convention.