Contents of Newsletter
- Notices
- Report on the March Meeting.
- Popular Vote Competition Winners.
- Upcoming Events.
- 2022 Meeting Information.
Editor: Maxim Wilson maxim.wilson@internode.on.net.
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President Pam Butler opened the meeting, and declared open
The Annual General Meeting.
There were 48 members present.
Pam Butler presented the President’s Report.
Pam paid tribute to Barry Kable, the retiring ex-president, and his 10 years as president.
John Olsen presented the treasurer’s report. John will email the report to you on request.
Assets stand at $106,083, and Cash Assets are $85,810.
Vice president John Williamson took the chair, and received one nomination for president,
Pam Butler, who was re-elected.
Pam took the chair and proceeded to election of office bearers.
Pam noted the retirement from the committee of Rob Murray (secretary),
and Les Evans (committee).
The following were elected unopposed:
Vice President: John Williamson.
Secretary: Janet Ludewig.
Treasurer: John Olsen.
Membership Secretary: John Williamson.
Publicity Officer: Lien Reilly.
Committee: John Smits, Christine Malone, Peter Ball and Sue Hall.
Webmaster: Rob Murray.
Chief Judge: Peter Ball.
jobs to be filled are Show Convener, and Hall Coordinator.
The AGM closed 19:50pm.
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Library
During COVID, library services have been reduced.
These were re-instated but at a reduced level in February.
Books will be available for sale from those provided in the library area. There will also be a loan facility which will provide books for loan for a one month period. A catalogue will be available on the society website. Books can be ordered for collection at a meeting.
Books must be returned at the following monthly meeting.
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April/May Meetings
| Meeting 21st April, 2022 |
Meeting 19th May, 2022. |
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| Info Session –Potting, Pupping and Mix with Peter Ball. |
Info Session – Pam Butler on growing single plant or a clump. |
| Plant of the Month –Cryptanthus John Williamson. |
Plant of the Month – Vrieseas with Amanda Meads. |
| Guest Speaker –George Stamatis on Zoom. |
Guest Speaker – Dale Dixon |
| Topic – Vrieseas. |
Topic – How plant names are formed. |
| Raffle Plants – John Williamson. |
Raffle Plants –tba. |
| Dutch Auction – George Stamatis. |
Dutch Auction – |
| Plant Commentary -Peter Ball. |
Plant Commentary - |
| Competition-MiniShow-see below. |
Competition - Popular Vote (see below) |
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Information Session with Greg Macleod.
Entering Plants into Competition.
Greg was focussed on the Autumn Show 2-3/4 2022
First download the Show Schedule.
Go to the BSQ website, find Resources, Show Schedule, then fill in the simplified entry form.
Growers can enter up to three plants in each Class.
Use the binomial name, registered name is preferred, enter them a,b and c.
In the Show Schedule, there are 7 Divisions:
1.Specimens, ie., single plants.
2.Multiples, which must be mature, can have small offsets, but must be interconnected.
3.Horticultural, ie., a big pot of bromeliads, but not a decorative pot.
4.Artistic, decorative pot or mount, like our Novelty display.
5.Art, photos, painting, etc.
6.Exhibits, or large display with many bromeliads.
7.Novice, by persons never entered before, and who can’t enter in other divisions.
President Pam Butler advised that standard pots were black- no other colours,
and terracotta pots with no embellishment, say for Dyckias.
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Plant of The Month:
Alcantareas with Stan Walkley.
Stan focussed his talk on the variegated Alcantareas.
Given the size of Alcantareas, Stan could bring only two plants in pots,
and 17 leaves from his collection of variegates.
His Alcantareas are grown in full sun, and get both solid fertiliser like Osmocote,
and liquid fertiliser. He grows them on 22 acres at Rosemount.
Al ‘Yellow Star’ a selfed, seed-raised variegate of glaziouana,
with yellow margins by Bruce Duncan:
Al. ‘Sunshine’, a centrally striped variegate of glaziouana, by Gavin McLeod, 2007.
This fetched $3,000 a plant on first release.
Al. ‘Mellow Yellow’, has a creamy central stripe,
from glaziouana by Bruce Duncan, 2006:
Al. ‘Snowy’, a sport of Mellow Yellow,
Al. ‘Bobby Powell’, grown from a seed batch of odorata,
with several central yellow stripes, by Bruce Duncan, 2000:
Al. ‘Bobby Gold’, Vegetative variegated sport
developed on a conventional offset of Bobby Powell, by Bruce Duncan, 2006:
Al. imperialis rubra variegata From Rio de Janiero, Brazil, 2004.
Al. ‘John Stoddart’ has a broad central yellow stripe, is the first reported
variegate of glaziouana, wild collected in Brazil, named for a Venezuelan grower.
Al. ‘P.I.T.A.’ has wide leaves with creamy white margins, from extensa, wild collected by C. Skotak in Brazil. Stan bought pups for $400 each, now has many, and sells for $60-100 potted:
Al. ‘Silver Plum’ is from imperialis, has powdery grey-green foliage obverse, deep red / plum reverse , from R. Dilling, NSW, 2002.
Thanks Stan for a delightful overview of variegated Alcantareas.
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Guest Speaker was Amanda Meads who demonstrated her skill in creating a Floral Arrangement.
Amanda conducts a Florist School.
For cutting plants, she insists on a knife, never scissors, which crush the plant.
Amanda started with a block of black foam which is 90% water.
The first stage was to create the background with attractive foliage,
such as Xanadu, and Song of India.
Next is adding the flowers. On hand were Guzmanias, Aechmea ramosa,
Portea alatisepala, and ginger blooms.
Florists rarely get to use bromeliad blooms because they are not available.
The final creation will need watering. It might attract a buyer for $150.
Thanks Amanda for showing how to skilfully create a floral display.
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