The Bromeliad Society of Australia Incorporated.
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Autumn 2017 Show Results. May 13th & 14th.
This year we had a very good crowd for most of Saturday. It was a Growers' Markey Day plus plenty of repeat visitors from last year.
Sunday's weather was "OK" while working inside, but no doubt would have put some people off coming.
There was a good crowd of volunteers each doing their bit for set-up and pack-away. Many hands make light work. Thank you to everyone who helped. There were the regular dependables, but luckily also a few more to make it easier for all, both set-up and those who found jobs throughout the weekend. I hope the rewards were worth it and you had a good time.

There were 13 competitors in our show, entering 84 plants.
Which are not very good statistics. In fact there were NO Novice entries !
We need to greatly improve this to run a "respectable" Show.

Congratulations to these winning entries....
Pot of Aechmea
1 – nudicaulis var. aequalis - Carolyn Bunnell
2 – recurvata var. benrathii - Philip La

Billbergia Specimen
1 - Etty Bay cv. ‘Naughty Norm’ - Carolyn Bunnell
2 - ‘Domingos Martins’ x ‘Georgia’ - Carolyn Bunnell
3 - ‘Hallelujah’ x ‘Golden Joy’ - Carolyn Bunnell

Billbergia Colony
1 - ‘Pink Champagne’ - Carolyn Bunnell
2 - ‘Poquito Mas’ - Philip La

Pot of Cryptanthus
1 - ‘Blood Red’ - Lydia Hope
2 - ‘Corinne’ - Lydia Hope

Neoregelia Species
1 - ‘Marie’ - Carolyn Bunnell
2 – ampulacea - John Schembri

Miniature Neoregelia
1 - ‘Small Fry’ - Carolyn Bunnell
2 - ‘Golden Jewels’ - Carolyn Bunnell
3 - ‘Shamrock’ - Carolyn Bunnell

Pot of Neoregelia Hybrid
1 - ‘Wally’ - Carolyn Bunnell
2 - ‘Walking Tall’ - Allan Beard
3 - ‘Tess’ - Carolyn Bunnell

Nidularium/Canistropsis
No entries

Tillandsia Specimen
1 – fasciculata - Carolyn Bunnell
2 – carrilloi - Chris Larson
3 – tectorum - Lydia Hope

Tillandsia Colony
1 - ‘Califano Too’ - Carolyn Bunnell
2 – tectorum - Ron Farrugia
3 – harrisii - Ron Farrugia

Vriesea
1 - ‘Red Chestnut’ x fenestralis - Carolyn Bunnell
2 – sucrei - Carolyn Bunnell
3 - ‘Sunset’ - Ron Farrugia

Foliage / Variegated Bromeliad
1 – Neo. ‘Aquarius’ - Carolyn Bunnell
2 – Neo. ‘Blushing Zebra’ - Carolyn Bunnell
3 – Neo. unknown - Philip La

Pot of Other Genera
1 – Quesnelia ‘Tim Plowman’ - Elizabeth Mudriczki
2 – Canistrum triangulare - Carolyn Bunnell
3 – Quesnelia marmorata - Carolyn Bunnell

Pot of Intergeneric
XNeophytum ‘Ralph Davis’ - Kerry McNicol

Mounted Bromeliad
1 – Neo. ‘Purple Grape’ - John Schembri
2 – Neo. ‘Quoll’ vJohn Schembri

Terrestrial Bromeliad
1 – Dyckia ‘Ruby Ryde’ - Lydia Hope
2 – Deuterocohnia ‘Chlorantha’ - Carolyn Bunnell
3 – Dyckia fosteriana silver form - Carolyn Bunnell

Artistic Arrangement
1 - “Framed” - Carolyn Bunnell
2 - “May Time” - Carolyn Bunnell
3 - “Shining” - Carolyn Bunnell

Novice
No entries

Grand Champion of Show
Vriesea ‘Red Chestnut’ x fenestralis - Carolyn Bunnell

Reserve Champion
Quesnelia ‘Tim Plowman’ - Elizabeth Mudriczki

Species Award
Aechmea nudicaulis var. aequalis - Carolyn Bunnell

Novice Champion
No entries

Show set up, Friday night.
Less than half stocked, but a very useful head-start.
Updated 27/05/17