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What's Happened and What's Happening
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  • Christmas Celebration and winners of the plant Competition.
  • Upcoming Events.
  • 2023 Meeting Information.

Editor: Maxim Wilson maxim.wilson@internode.on.net.

The Annual Christmas Celebration was held at
Victoria Park Function Venue on 3rd December
 and was well attended.

Rob Murray was our lively host, Prizes for Winners of the Plant Competition were awarded by President Pam Butler.

In the Advanced Class,
Alfonso Trudu won First place in the MiniShow, and First place in the Popular Vote.

In Advanced Class, Maxim Wilson won Second Place in the MiniShow:

In Advanced Class, Pam Butler won Second place in the Popular Vote:

In Intermediate Class, Sue Hall won First Place in the MiniShow, and Second place in the Popular Vote, and
Sue won Second place in Decorative Display:

In Intermediate Class, Gilda Trudu won First place in Popular Vote, and Second place in the MiniShow and
Gilda 
won First place in Decorative Display:

In Novice Class, John Williamson won First place in both the MiniShow and the Popular Vote:

In Novice Class, Robert Reitano won Second place in both the MiniShow an the Popular Vote.

Promotions:

From Novice to intermediate:

John Williamson and Robert Reitano.

There was a good attendance 

and there was good company.

and beautiful views of Victoria Park close by:
Many highly sought bromeliads were won in our monster raffle including this Sincoraea 

and this Cryptanthus 'Cousin It':

and xHohenmea 'Brown Under':


 

Membership Renewal

Membership renewals are due by the end of December.
Single Membership $35
Family Membership $40

Please make payment to our account:
EFT Payments 
Account Name - Bromeliad Soc of Queensland Inc
BSB - 663 000
Account - 17-700-6277

Please put your surname and m'ship in the reference so we know this payment relates to membership.

Annual Autumn Show 2023 will be held
2nd and 3rd of April at the
Genesis Christian College, Bray Park.


Our Annual General Meeting will be held
at our April meeting.

Members are encouraged to offer themselves for positions on the committee. 

In the Plant Competition, there is now a Class 5 - Species, the aim being to promote the collection of bromeliad species. This does not preclude species from also being entered in the other four classes.

2023 Meeting Information

Meeting Show Schedule

January - MINI SHOW

Class 1 – Aechmea species and hybrids
Class 2 – Vriesea species and hybrids
Class 3 – Dyckia species and hybrids
Class 4 – any other flowering bromeliad species and hybrids
Class 5 – species

February- POPULAR VOTE

 – any genus species and hybrids + novelty bromeliad display
Class 5 – species

March - POPULAR VOTE

– any genus species and hybrids + novelty bromeliad display

April - MINI SHOW

Class 1 – Bromelioideae not listed elsewhere in Schedule, species & Hybrids
(Acanthostachys, Ananas, Androlepis, Araeococcus, Bromelia, Canistropsis, Canistrum,
Edmundoa, Fascicularia, Hohenbergia, Hohenbergiopsis, Neoglaziovia, Nidularium,
Ochagavia, Orthophytum, Portea, Quesnelia, Ursulaea, Wittrockia)
Class 2 – Guzmania species and hybrids
Class 3 – Pitcairnia species and hybrids
Class 4 – any other flowering bromeliad species and hybrids
Class 5 – species

May - POPULAR VOTE

– any genus species and hybrids + novelty bromeliad display

June - POPULAR VOTE

– any genus species and hybrids + novelty bromeliad display

July - MINI SHOW

Class 1 – Billbergia
Class 2 – Tillandsioideae not listed elsewhere in Schedule, species & hybrids
(Alcantarea, Catopsis, Mezobromelia, Racinaea, Werauhia)
Class 3 – Neoregelia up to 200mm diameter when mature, species & hybrids
Class 4 – any other flowering bromeliad species and hybrids
Class 5 – species

August - POPULAR VOTE

– any genus species and hybrids + novelty bromeliad display

September - POPULAR VOTE

– any genus species and hybrids + novelty bromeliad display

October - MINI SHOW

Class 1 – Neoregelia over 200mm diameter when mature, species & hybrids
Class 2 – Tillandsia species & hybrids
Class 3 – Pitcairnioideae not listed elsewhere in Schedule, species & hybrids
(Brocchinioideae, Lindmanioideae, Hechtioideae (= Hechtia), Puyoideae (= Puya), Navioideae, Pitcairnioideae (= Deuterocohnia, Encholirium, Fosterella)
Class 4 – any other flowering bromeliad species & hybrids
Class 5 – species

November - POPULAR VOTE

– any genus species and hybrids + novelty bromeliad display.
 

Meeting Dates 2023

Month Date
January 19th
February               16th 
March 16th
April 20th AGM
May 18th
June 15th
July 20th
August 17th
September 21st
October 19th
November 16th
December 2nd TBC Christmas Party

Plant of the Month:
January    Aechmea

February  T. chiapensis and it's hybrids

March       Canistropsis

April           Neoregelia

May            Vriesea

June          Tank Tillandsias and Pseudalcantarea

July            Billbergia

August       Quesnelia

September T. ionantha

October     Dyckia

November Nidularium

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