The Bromeliad Society of Australia Incorporated.
Affiliated with The Bromeliad Society International(U.S.A.)

Spring 2017 Show Results. September 23th & 24th.
This show again had a very good crowd for most of Saturday. It was a Growers' Markey Day plus plenty of repeat visitors from last year.
The predicted extreme heat may have put some people off coming, but due to good cloud cover it remained quite bearable.
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. Thank you to all the regular slaves as well as the new batch who are joining in.

There were 15 competitors in our show, entering 92 plants. Slightly higher numbers than last show but still only just enough to 'wow' the public.
One competitor entered 25 plants but on the other hand there were a good number of new competitors with one or two.

Congratulations to these winning entries....
Pot of Aechmea
1 – nudicaulis var. aequalis - Carolyn Bunnell
2 – correia-araujoi dark form - Kerry McNicol
3 – disticantha var. glaziovii - Philip La

Billbergia Specimen
1 - ‘Hallelujah’ x ‘Golden Joy’ - Carolyn Bunnell
2 - ‘Tarantella’ - Carolyn Bunnell
3 - ‘Ellen’ - Carolyn Bunnell

Billbergia Colony
1 - ‘Grand Finale’ - David Scott
2 - ‘Pink Champagne’ - Carolyn Bunnell
3 - ‘Fascinator’ - Carolyn Bunnell

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

Neoregelia Species
1 – guttata - Carolyn Bunnell
2 – ampullaceal - John Schembri

Miniature Neoregelia
1 - ‘Aurora’ - Carolyn Bunnell
2 - ‘Lillipet No. 11” - Carolyn Bunnell
3 - ‘Chrissy’ - Kerry McNicol

Pot of Neoregelia Hybrid
1 - ‘Big O’ - J & J Townsend
2 - ‘Kahala Dawn’ - Helga Nitschke
3 – marmorata hybrid - Carolyn Bunnell

Tillandsia Specimen
1 – duratii var. saxatilis - Kerry McNicol
2 – tectorum - Carolyn Bunnell
3 – crocata x duratii - Kerry McNicol

Tillandsia Colony
1 – capillaris - Carolyn Bunnell
2 – streptocarpa - Carolyn Bunnell
3 – lorentziana - Bruce Munro

Vriesea
1 – hieroglyphica x platynema - Carolyn Bunnell
2 - ‘Purple Panther’ - J & J Townsend

Foliage / Variegated Bromeliad
1 – Neoregelia ‘Wally’ - Carolyn Bunnell
2 – Neoregelia ‘Blushing Zebra’ - Carolyn Bunnell
3 – Neoregelia ‘Aquarius’ - Carolyn Bunnell

Pot of Other Genera
1 – Canistrum triangulare - Carolyn Bunnell
2 – Quesnelia ‘Tim Plowman’ - Elizabeth Mudriczki
3 – Quesnelia edmundoi var. rubrobracteata - Kerry McNicol

Pot of Intergeneric
1 – xSincoregelia ‘Cosmic Blast’ - Kerry McNicol
2 – xBiltanthus ‘Red Burst’ - Carolyn Bunnell
3 – xSincoregelia ‘Galactic Warrior’ - Lydia Hope

Mounted Bromeliad
1 – Neorgelia ‘Purple Grape’ - John Schembri
2 – Neoregelia ‘Quoll’ - John Schembri

Terrestrial Bromeliad
1 – Dyckia hybrid - Carolyn Bunnell
2 – Dyckia ‘Ruby Ryde’ - Lydia Hope
3 – Dyckia ‘Warren’ - Helga Nitschke

Artistic Arrangement
1 - “Caw-data” - Carolyn Bunnell
2 - “Goldie” - Carolyn Bunnell
3 - “Dried Offering” - Christine Johnson

Novice
1 – Tillandsia straminea - Bruce Munro
2 – Tillandsia cacticola - Bruce Munro
3 – Tillandsia schiedeana - Bruce Munro

Grand Champion of Show
Aechmea nudicaulis var. aequalis - Carolyn Bunnell

Reserve Champion
Billbergia ‘Hallelujah’ - David Scott

Species Award
Tillandsia duratii var. saxatilis - Kerry McNicol

Novice Champion
Tillandsia straminea (small form) - Bruce Munro

Updated 10/10/17