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You Missed Over 1,800 Succulents at the Country’s Biggest Cactus Bash, In Arcadia

Some of the rare succulents for sale included Yemen’s rare euphorbia abdelkuri and Chile’s copiapoa marginata, where nine seedlings sold for $1,900. Other rare cacti on display can live up to 700 years.

3:32 PM PDT on August 19, 2025

Small, potted succulents.

|Ivan Fernandez

If the idea of geeking out over rare succulents sounds like a good time to you, then you've unfortunately just missed out.

Because that's exactly what happened on Sunday, August 17, the final day of the 39th Annual Inter-City Cactus & Succulent Show and Sale that took over Arcadia this weekend.

On an online stream from the show, the shade of green, the length, shape, and sharpness of the thorns, and the type of pot a succulent sat in, in addition to overall presentation, were all factors that a plant influencer discussed with any cacti-fanatic not able to be there in person.