Chris Rodgerson

I'm a 50 year old retired electrician. My passion for succulents began in the 1970's and progressed quickly from general interest, to the specialization of Conophytum and Adromischus I have today. In the company of Derek Tribble and others, I’ve now made seven visits to South Africa. My second visit in 1994 resulted in the discovery of a new species. This was described by Steven Hammer and named Conophytum chrisolum in my honour.

As well as co-authoring the Adromischus Handbook, I’ve contributed to other books and journals. I produced "Cono Corner" in every issue for the first 10 years of the Mesemb Study Group Bulletin and still publish occasional articles there. I’ve written on Conophytum & Adromischus in NCSS/BCSS journals, Aloe and The Cactus File.

Photography has long been another interest and I’ve had pictures published in Steven Hammer's The Genus Conophytum, and am a contributing author (Conophytums & Commerce) in Steven's latest Conophytum book, "New Views of the Genus Conophytum".

In response to requests from other enthusiasts, I offer propagations from my extensive collections of documented Conophytum and Adromischus plants by mail order. Most of the seed I produce is donated to the Mesemb Study Group and is offered on their annual list. See http://www.mesemb.org/ or use the link above for membership details. The picture above shows me, a few years ago, in my greenhouse in Sheffield, England.

Adromischus I also grow and can suppply Adromischus. Opposite is a book I co-authored with Derek Tribble and John Pilbeam., You can buy it from me in softback @. £10.00 plus postage at cost.

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