Collecting Adventures with Linda Cathcart - Program

During the talk, Dennis will share his "Forty years of collecting adventures with Linda Cathcart, across the jungles and deserts of Mexico to South America. Featuring bromeliads, cacti, succulents, orchids and other exotic flora.”

Short bio of Dennis Cathcart Dennis is a lifelong naturalist with a deep interest in reptiles, amphibians, and plants. In 1976, following a decade of work in herpetology, he founded Tropiflora, LLC, a bromeliad and tropical plant nursery in Sarasota, Florida. https://tropiflora.com An avid plant explorer, he and his wife Linda made frequent expeditions to many countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean. Later, they expanded their travels to Africa, Madagascar, and Southeast Asia. Their travels led to the discovery of many species new to science and horticulture. Hundreds of specimens contributed reside in various herbariums and botanical gardens worldwide. Tropiflora supplied the anchor collection for the world-famous Gardens by the Bay in Singapore. In a five-year span, they shipped three hundred fifty thousand plants by airfreight to Singapore. They made a series of trips to help with their care and installation. Dennis is a frequent speaker. He has presented at venues in the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Venezuela, Brazil, and the Bahamas. These days he and Linda are (mostly) retired from the nursery business. These days, their daughter Robin and son Scott manage Tropiflora. Now a full-time, published writer, natural history remains Dennis’ first interest. He and Linda continue to explore exotic lands far and near, maintaining the life of adventure they love.

Thank you so much to the Houston Cactus and Succulent Society & Bromeliad Society of Houston for hosting Dennis & Linda Cathcart.