The Greater New York Gesneriad Society
Welcome! We are a group of houseplant enthusiasts focused on the “Miracle Houseplants,” plants in the Gesneriaceae, a family that includes African violets (Saintpaulia), florist gloxinias (Sinningia), Cape primroses (Streptocarpus), Episcias and many other common houseplants.
Next Monthly Meeting
Saturday, September 19, 2026
11am – 2pm
@ the LGBT Community Center
208 West 13th Street, New York City
"Integrated Pest Management"
with Joel Egan
Welcome back! We'll have our first meeting of the season September 19, at the Center as usual. For this meeting, Joel will give us a presentation on Integrated Pest Management. Come learn about the best ways to control and eradicate one of our most vexing problems in horticulture -- sucking insects and pests, that take the joy out of our hobby. When fighting these pests, we want to be smart, not necessarily heavy-handed. This will be for sure a very educational and enlightening program.
As usual, we'll have coffee/refreshments, a fantastic sales plant, a judged Little Show, raffle, education, camaraderie and more. This meeting is not to be missed! Guests are welcome. Hope to see you then!
Mark your calendars for our remaining meetings in 2026.
September 19
October 17
November 21
December (holiday party) TBD
We meet at the LGBT Community Center on 13th Street west of 7th Avenue. It's easily accessible by A, C, E, F, L, 1, 2, 3 trains. There is a helpful map on our .