Bromeliaceae: Volume Xlii - No. 2

Bromeliaceae
VOLUME XLII - No. 2 - MAR/APR 2008

The Bromeliad Society
of Queensland Inc.
P. O. Box 565, Fortitude Valley
Queensland, Australia 4006,
Home Page www.bromsqueensland.com
OFFICERS
PRESIDENT Olive Trevor (07) 3351 1203
VICE PRESIDENT Anne McBurnie
PAST PRESIDENT Bob Reilly (07) 3870 8029
SECRETARY Chris Coulthard
TREASURER Glenn Bernoth (07) 4661 3 634
BROMELIACEAE EDITOR Ross Stenhouse
SHOW ORGANISER Bob Cross
COMMITTEE Greg Aizlewood, Bruce Dunstan, Barry
Kable, Arnold James,Viv Duncan, David Rees
MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Roy Pugh (07) 3263 5057
SEED BANK CO-ORDINATOR Doug Parkinson (07) 5497 5220
AUDITOR Anna Harris Accounting Services
SALES AREA CASHIER Norma Poole
FIELD DAY CO-ORDINATOR Ruth Kimber & Bev Mulcahy
LIBRARIAN Evelyn Rees
ASSISTANT SHOW ORGANISER Phil Beard
SUPPER STEWARDS Nev Ryan, Barry Genn
PLANT SALES Pat Barlow
Phil James
COMPETITION STEWARDS Dorothy Cutcliffe, Arnold James
CHIEF COMPETITION STEWARD
HOSTESS Gwen Parkinson
BSQ WEBMASTER Ross Stenhouse
LIFE MEMBERS Grace Goode OAM
Peter Paroz, Michael ODea
Editors Email Address: rossjanstenhouse@hotmail.com
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print articles in their journals provided proper acknowledgement is given to the original author and the
Bromeliaceae, and no contrary direction is published in Bromeliaceae. This permission does not apply
to any other person or organisation without the prior permission of the author.
Opinions expressed in this publication are those of the individual contributor and may not neces-
sarily re!ect the opinions of the Bromeliad Society of Queensland or of the Editor
Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the information in their articles.
Front Cover: Ae. Shining Light Photo by Ross Stenhouse

Rear Cover : Guzmania Indiana Photo by Ross Stenhouse
Bromeliaceae 2 Mar/Apr 2008

Contents
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, BUT IT IS ALL TRUE ..............................................................................5
STRIKING BROMS ....................................................................................................................7
TILLANDSIA WORKSHOP .........................................................................................................8
TILLANDSIA PAT COUTTS ....................................................................................................11
BOOK REVIEW: SEARCHING FOR MISS FORTUNA - THE HUNT FOR A BROMELIAD ...............11
THE BSQ WEB SITE ............................................................................................................11
IMPORTING BROMELIADS ......................................................................................................13
SUBMISSION TO QUARANTINE & BIOSECURITY REVIEW I N Q U I R Y . ... . .... .... .. .. .... ... ... . 13
XNEOSTROPSIS B-FIRE VERSUS SHADEBALL .......................................................................17
BROMELIADS AT THE 2008 BSQ AUTUMN SHOW .................................................................19
DISCOVER BILLBERGIAS ........................................................................................................23
LIVING IN THE UNDERSTORY WITH CANISTRUM AND CANISTROPIS.........................................24
RESTORING VARIEGATIONS. ..................................................................................................28
REPORT ON THE SHOW HELD AT MT COOTHA 5 AND 6 APRIL................................................32
CHIEF COMPETITION STEWARD REPORT ON BSQ 2008 AUTUMN SHOW................................34
HOW DOES A MEMBER LOCATED IN THE US IMPORT PLANTS FROMAUSTRALIA. ...................36
TILLANDSIA TIPS ..................................................................................................................38
WHY HUMIDITY IS IMPORTANT TO PLANTS..............................................................................38
PREMATURE PUPPING ............................................................................................................40
SOME BROMELIAD TIPS ........................................................................................................42
IPSWICH & DISTRICTS BROMELIAD SOCIETY INC. .................................................................44
HOHENBERGIA LEOPOLDO-HORSTII ........................................................................................44
PUPS REVISITED....................................................................................................................45
BROMELIAD SEMINAR ...........................................................................................................45
BUS TRIP - 23RD AUGUST 2008 - DETAILS ............................................................................46
Important things to remember to do:
5th July - Bromeliad Seminar - 9AM to 4PM, core time 10AM to 3PM, Pamela
Koides, the owner of the Birdrock Tropicals nursery in the Unied States, has agreed
to be the keynote speaker for this event. Bring your own lunch- see advert page 45
Books For Sale

The Society has the following books for sale:
Starting with Bromeliads $18
Pitcher Plants of the Americas $60
Bromeliads: A Cultural Manual $5
Back Copies of Bromeliaceae (2005, 2006 Editions) $4
Bromeliads for the Contemporary Garden by Andrew Steens $36
Bromeliads: Next Generation by Shane Zaghini $33
Postage and package extra. Unfortunately we cannot supply overseas orders. Please
phone the Librarian, Mrs Evelyn Rees (07) 3355 0432 to order books.

Apical Pups - if you look
carefully you can see through
the centre of the plant
Image from inside of the leaf

showing offsets growing on
the outside

from these axil pockets. What happens now,
when all the above are destroyed by rot or
Believe It or Not, But physical damage? We usually throw the
plant away.
It is All True We all overlook another area of mer-
Author: Rob Smythe MSc istem deposited by the apical meristem as it
progresses ever upwards, namely the Inter-
calary Foliar Meristem. I have been aware
People have come to me in the past of the very existence of these ever since my
with a brom looking like a telescope. You very early days of brom growing.
look in one end and you can see right through Len Trevor may remember this from
it. What can I do? It is usually hopeless but when I tried to grow a brom from a leaf. His
I have always believed there was something look said everything. I was aware that broms
that could be done. I suggest they thoroughly have longitudinal white stripes as variega-
clean what is left of the plant, spray it with tions which were a direct result of the leaf
a good systemic fungicide and hang it on a growing from a cross section of meristematic
loop in the bush house and just spray it with cells across its base of the leaf. White cells
water and/or fungicide to stop it drying out. make white cells and green make green and
Most people thought I was mad. I was visit- soon the leaf appears with its stripes and
ing a friend in Ipswich and found out that keeps on growing. Why cant we get pups
she was doing the same and also with some from these leaf bases? I have always believed
success. Well, I now have the proof that we we could. Well now I have proven it.
were doing things right. Hopefully there are photos with this
Firstly, those who know me would article showing a Neoregelia treated as above
guess that there must have been some sci- with a pup coming from the outside of a leaf
ence to my thinking. Here it is. Bromeliads and not from the inside leaf axil. This pup
have two major meristematic types. These is developing from the Intercalary Foliar
are regions where plant cells are quickly Meristem.
dividing and making new tissue. The best I think this is not only important to us
known is the apical meristem where all the but also to tissue culturists. It might even
new leaves, new stem and !owers are formed mean that we can tissue culture variegates
(the growing tip). The second is the growing from this area and get a higher than the
ends of the root tip. usually pathetic preponderance of variegate
Let us look further at the growing tip plants from seed or tissue culture.
of the plant. As the tip grows further and I was going to leave the story here but
further it leaves behind a bundle of dormant maybe a reader will be concerned that there is
meristem tissue in the leaf axils. These can more in the botany books, and tissue culture
be stimulated into action by the plant when literature than I have revealed.
it !owers, has apical damage and sometimes Mesophyll cells.
just for the hell of it. Technically this is called These are thin walled parenchyma
lack of apical dominance and is controlled cells commonly found in leaves. These are
by a hormone. Similarly you will be familiar living entire cells which are not usually
with the use of rooting hormone to produce meristematic but can be stimulated into re-
more roots. We all know that we get pups growth by damage. The regrowth of burnt

Nidularium procerum
Pitcairnia andreana
Nidularium procerum

eucalyptus forests and the leaf shoots on rewarded by a mass of "ve plants coming
damaged African violet leaves are the best not from the bottom but from the top of the
known examples. I have seen no examples of plant. I have supplied a photo but it may not
this type of regrowth in bromeliads but that be print quality. This plant was too valuable
does not say it is impossible. I have not seen for me to rip apart in the name of science
it with my orchids either yet specialist tissue but I am guessing they are not coming from
culture laboratories have done wonders with the main stem but from the leaf bases which
leaves. When I say wonders I mean wonders. were on young leaves with the leaf based
Not only have they made new plants from meristem still actively dividing. If I am cor-
individual cells but they have hybridized rect I expect a second set of pups from the
different plants asexually, using protoplasts, same area. How many could I expect? How
forming tetraploid plants with the full, not long is a piece of string?
half, genetics of both parents. I expect all this
to happen with broms. I am not up with brom
tissue culture but from what I have seen it is Striking Broms
still in its infancy. Author: Ross Stenhouse
There is More.
This could please the commercial A while back I read somewhere that a
growers and is something I only discovered bromeliad enthusiast who was interested in
in the last month or so. As a brom matures growing pups from a rare plant which had a
the leaves stop growing !owers forming. reputation for being dif"cult to get to grow
This consumes and terminates the apical roots had solved the problem by striking the
meristem. The loss of apical dominance tells plant in water "rst.
the lower meristematic cells in the lower leaf I thought I would give it a try and chose
axils to form pups. Sometimes we interfere. to attempt it with a Nidularium procerum. I
Variegated plants have the right cytoplasmic "lled a bottle with a dilute solution of nitrosol
medium to form stripes. This can change in water and placed the bottle and plant on
without notice to form all white or all green the kitchen window sill.
leaves. Usually the variegation is lost. We For quite some time, nothing seemed
have learnt how to deal with this. We stick to happen and one day my wife, Jan called
a Philips head screw driver down the centre, my attention to a small root that had started
destroying all of the growing tip. All the to grow from the plant.
immature leaves are also destroyed and fall A month later, the plant had grown to
off. Meristematic dominance is removed and the extent shown in the photograph on the
variegated pups appear from the base which opposite page (top right). As can be seen
still retains the correct cytoplasmic medium from the photograph (top left) the plant is
for variegation. very healthy despite the bottom quarter being
I did something differently recently. immersed in water for over three months. I
I had a plant which I valued with a fallen had expected that the plant would rot and
branch sticking out of the well. I decided to the results I was getting were somewhat
operate. I carefully went under the damaged unexpected.
leaves with a very sharp knife and in do- The problem I now face is how long do
ing so I removed just the meristem leaving I continue my experiment, what is the best
the young leaves still in good shape. I was course of action to take now.

Next to address the gathering was Gary
May who spoke on his method of growing
Tillandsia Workshop seed which involved germinating the seed on
by Greg Aizlewood plastic !yscreen mesh that is stretched across
a piece of galvanised mesh and transferring
onto 300mm by 300mm by 3mm cork tiles
At approximately 10.30 a.m. on the using exterior PVA wood glue as an adhe-
8th March 2008 the much awaited workshop sive when the seedlings are approximately
dedicated to Tillandsias commenced at the 3mm high. They are positioned on the tile
home of the convener John Olsen. Enthusi- in a structured grid pattern so that each plant
asts from as far west as Gatton, as far south occupies an area of approximately 6mm x
as the Gold Coast, and from as far north as 6mm on the tile. When the plants have grown
Cairns, attended. Yes, Uncle Bob Hudson to about 6mm high the cork tile is then cut
!ew all the way down and graced us with up into individual plant lots which are then
his presence. He was thanked by all for his attached to a wooden clothes peg using the
attendance, the plants he offered, the informa- same PVA glue. The pegs with plants attached
tion supplied on the coming world conference are then suspended on the galvanised wire
and his contributions during discussions mesh in the shadehouse. The samples passed
throughout the day. around showed that this system was working
John kicked the proceedings off by well for Gary.
introducing himself and his wife Cherie, and Viv Duncan also spoke on his method
welcoming everyone in attendance. John of raising seed using felt as a support medium
has recently moved into these new premises for the seed during germination. He passed
and has had to build new shadehouses on his around some samples with seedlings attached
sloping block. Part of the design incorpo- which indicated that his system was also
rated a dedicated area for germinating and working "ne.
raising Tillandsia seeds at which John has Greg Aizlewood was the next to speak
become very adept. He showed his method and once again seed raising was part of
of laying the seed down on a piece of cream his topic. Similarly, he raises his seed on
shadecloth which is stretched across a small !y screen mesh and transfers the seedlings
piece of galvanised mesh. These structures to wooden mounts using a polymer based
are then placed in the dedicated seed rais- sealant as an adhesive. He spoke on the
ing area where they are watered on a regular redeeming properties of Selleys All Clear
basis using fogging nozzles which provide a (polymer based sealant) as an adhesive for
very "ne mist that gives the seed or seedlings attaching plants to mounts. He "rst sighted
the moisture they require without disturbing this being used by Derek Butcher and after
them. The watering system is controlled by using it for twelve months seemed suitably
an electronic programme device. He also impressed with the reliability of the product
spoke on the properties of Weldbond which as an adhesive medium.
he is trialing as an adhesive for mounting The next speaker was Nigel Thompson
Tillandsias on timber. Having seen the prod- from the Sunshine Coast who has been suc-
uct mentioned in a magazine and being aware cessfully growing some of the more delicate
that it is used by some in the U.S.A. he has or dif"cult to grow plants under southern
decided to run some trials of his own . Queensland conditions. He talked about

Tillandsia dyeriana and a Tillandsia wag- young and would probably flower in the
neriana hybrid which he has been growing next twelve months. Pams plant, for which
and the evidence provided was a very impres- she was chasing a name, was reviewed and
sive !owering, lush foliage example of both following her description of the !ower it was
plants. Well done Nigel. considered to be a possible hybrid of Tilland-
Following lunch Nev Ryan introduced sia cyanea and Tillandsia lindenii. The name
the group to an impressive display of !ower- Emilie was suggested as a possibility.
ing Tillandsia fasciculata and some unusual Wendy Brown, a new addition to
Tillandsias which are not always readily seen the group, brought along her collection of
or available in this area. Plants such as Tillandsia brachycaulos and hybrids and
Tillandsia klausi, Tillandsia mauryama, enlightened us to the trials and tribulations of
Tillandsia atroviridipetala, Tillandsia delicta, growing Tillandsias in the Gatton area on the
just to name a few. Darling Downs. The air temperature in this
Len and Olive Trevor also presented an area can extend to both extremes and water
impressive display of Tillandsia fasciculata quality and quantity can leave a lot to be de-
which added more fuel to the Denis? Tropi!o- sired. In view of these challenges the group
ra? densispica? debate. In addition a couple admired her persistence and congratulated
of rather desirable clones of Tillandsia fas- her on the quality of her plants.
ciculata var. clavispica notably one with an Gwen Parkinson introduced the group
in!orescence which resembles a candelabra to a rather impressive specimen of Tillandsia
in shape with bright yellow !oral bracts. latifolia var Major which she had purchased
Cheryl Basic added more fuel to the from Doug Upton and was growing on her
"re with some of her Tillandsia fasciculata fence in full sun. The plant stood approxi-
which appeared similar to those previously mately 1.8m high and the in!orescence which
presented yet had differing names. had started to appear was expected to extend
Barry Genn displayed and described well past the 2.5 m mark. The plant dwarfed
some of the hybrids he had produced during Gwen and in her hand, resembled something
his twenty odd years of being exposed to you would expect to see accompanying an
Tillandsias. He emphasized the need to be American Indian chief.
very deliberate in the selection of parents John closed the day with a short power
when hybridizing and to have a predeter- point display on various forms of Tillandsia
mined aim on what you intend to achieve, utriculata / Tillandsia elongata pointing out
rather than just indiscriminately splashing some of the differences as he went. A very
pollen around and wishing for the best. One pleasant and informative day was had by
of the other attendees offered some sound all and hopefully a repeat workshop will be
advice when they suggested novices should held in 2009.
hone their skills by raising species from seed
before they venture on to hybridizing.
Next Helen Moriarty and Pam Butler
presented similar forms of Tillandsia cyanea
and lead the discussion of why a plant labeled
Pinkie had not flowered. Those more
schooled in the art of cultivating Tillandsias
informed the group that the plant was too

Tillandsia Pat Coutts
Ae. chantinii Stripes on Stripes
Tillandsia Pat Coutts

It is basically a paperback novel and
contains little in the way of descriptions of
plants or their habitat. I would describe it as
Tillandsia Pat Coutts more a book about human nature and the dif-
(by Bob Reilly)
ferent types of people, and their motivations,
who can become involved in attempting to
The photographs on p.10 illustrate a acquire rare bromeliads.
particularly nice clone of T. fasciculata v. So, it is an interesting book about hu-
denispica (thanks to Derek Butcher for ar- man behaviour (and Chester Skotaks views
ranging for the identi"cation). A small-grow- on the topic) but of only marginal relevance if
ing form of T. fasciculata, it has pronounced you are primarily interested in bromeliads.
silver scur"ng on its leaves, and the bracts
are coloured a lovely, soft lolly pink. It The BSQ Web Site
produces few offsets, unfortunately. Dont forget that the society has a web
The cultivar has been named after Pat site. We place urgent and general informa-
Coutts, one of our members from Townsville. tion and information on the site. It also is a
Pat collected it several decades ago from resource for smaller societies to get articles
fallen trees at the end of an airstrip on the for their newsletters.
island of Andros (latitude 25 degrees North)
in the Bahamas. The URL is:
www.bromsqueensland.com
Book Review:
Searching For Miss THE OLIVE
Fortuna - The Hunt BRANCH
for a Bromeliad
Len and Olive Trevor
BY Bob Reilly 232 Canvey Road, Ferny Grove,
Qld 4053
This book was written by Chester Sko- Specialising in hybrid Vrieseas,
tak, a prominent bromeliad hybridist based Aechmeas, Variegated
in Costa Rica, and published by Reliance Neoregelias
Media. It can be purchased in Australia from Skotak Hybrids, Aussie Dream and
Floriegium (phone: 02 9571 8222; email: varieties, and other quality
gil@!oriegium.com.au). It can be borrowed Bromeliads
from the Societys library.
Chester Skotak describes this book as
a novel inspired by true events It is
loosely based on the events that led to the Phone (07) 3351 1203
discovery, and introduction to cultivation, Visitors welcome by appointment - Please
of a lovely cultivar of Guzmania lingulata, Phone First
namely,Fortuna.

Nid. innocentii var lineatum
Green tree snake in broms - photo Helen Moriarty

Importing Bromeliads Submission to
Hi Everyone Quarantine &
As many of you may know, it has
become much harder to import bromeliads
Biosecurity Review
into Australia recently, due to AQIS policy Inqui r y
changes. Author: Bob Reilly
An external review is under way of
AQIS and submissions are sought by 28 This submission deals with the conse-
April 2008. quences arising from AQIS 2007 changes to
This is a good opportunity to seek some the permitted genera and species of bromeli-
changes to AQIS requirements and open up ads that can be imported into Australia. An
communication channels, at a policy level, alternative approach is recommended.
with AQIS for the future. 1. Background
Olive Trevor has offered for the BSQ to There are over 3,000 species, sub-spe-
act as a co-ordinating society to deal with cies and varieties in the family Bromeliaceae
AQIS (Government agencies prefer to deal (bromeliads), and over 10,000 hybrids.
through one co-ordinating mechanism than Importation of these plants has been occur-
with hundreds of individuals). ring for over 100 years, with relatively large
Please let Olive Trevor know (email numbers imported in the 1970s to 1990s.
: oliveb@bigpond.net.au phone: 07 3351 It is important to note that none of these
1203) if you have any queries concerning bromeliads has ever become a weed species
this email. in Australia.
Thanks Importation occurs at two levels:
Bob Reilly # Importation of a large number of
plants of a small number of species or hy-
Hello Ross, brids, through a few commercial nurseries.
This Green tree snake was gliding # Importation of a small number of
through my Neoregelias checking out the plants (typically less than 10) of a large
water tank in the centre of each plant. Per- number of species and hybrids, by collectors.
haps he thought he might "nd a tasty frog Some of these plants subsequently become
lunch there! widely grown in Australia as offsets are dis-
Regards tributed through swapping and sale amongst
Helen Moriarty bromeliad hobbyists and keen gardeners.
This submission focuses on the col-
Bromeliaceae lector level of importation. It is based on
my personal experience (I have undertaken
Production Crew several importations from Germany and the
Editor: Ross Stenhouse United States of America over the last "ve
Proofreader, Custom Badge Collector years), as well as the experiences of other
and distribution manager: Roy Pugh importers.
Regular Contributors: Derek Butcher, There are several challenges associated
Rob Smythe, Rob Reilly, Peter Paroz with obtaining bromeliads from overseas

Guz. lingulata hybrid
Crypt. fosterianus hybrid

hobbyists and nurseries. They are: It combined a blanket approval approach
# Typically, they will only have a few for species and hybrids from certain bro-
plants for sale of a given species or hybrid. meliad genera with a case-by-case approval
Plant availability frequently changes and, of species/hybrids from other genera. The
because of the slow propagation rate of vast majority of importations came in under
bromeliads, a given plant can often become the blanket approval genera. If necessary
unavailable for several years. So, it is often because of international conventions, this
a case of buy it now or miss out. general level approach could be modi"ed
# If you travel overseas to buy plants, to contain a listing of all known species for
it is rare for you to know precisely what will the genera which previously had blanket
be available before you depart. approval. If this modi"cation was made,
# Many bromeliad species have not it would be important to include a species
been botanically described or, in the case of (nova) listing for each genus to allow for
hybrids, formally registered. For example undescribed species. A similar approach
many Tillandsia (a bromeliad genus) species would be needed for hybrids.
are labelled as: It is recommended that AQIS adopt
Tillandsia sp collection location e.g. this approach.
Pinat del Rio. This approach would also reduce the
Further, not only are many hybrids un- burden on AQIS of assessing many hundreds
registered, but their parentage is unknown. of questionnaires as well as the burden on
The 2007 AQIS changes require that a individuals who have to complete them. It
6 page questionnaire be completed for each would enable AQIS, and its assessors, to
species/hybrid that is not on the improved focus on those plant species/hybrids that
importation list. (The questionnaire is de- have some possibility of becoming weeds in
signed to ensure that species/hybrids that Australia, unlike bromeliads.
could become weeds in Australia cannot be 3. Consultation
imported). Many months can pass before an The 2007 AQIS changes were intro-
assessment is made and the species/hybrid duced without consultation with bromeliad
is placed on the list of bromeliads that can importers or bromeliad societies. All or most
be imported. (Currently, there are less than of these people and organisations would have
10% of the described/registered bromeliad been happy to discuss the issues with AQIS.
species on that list). This lack of consultation is unfortunate, as
So the net effect of the 2007 AQIS I have found AQIS "eld staff to be polite
changes, when combined with the realities and helpful. However, this change was at a
of overseas bromeliad sourcing (as described policy, rather than operational, level.
above), has been to severely curtail the im- I would be happy to discuss my propos-
portation of bromeliads by collectors. als with staff from the review or AQIS. My
This outcome is considered unreason- contact details are: phone (work) 07 3224
able when one considers the fact that no 2898, email: bob.reilly@nrw.qld.gov.au.
bromeliad species or hybrid has ever become
a weed species in Australia.
2. Recommended Approach
The approach used prior to the 2007
AQIS changes was workable and practical.

Neostropsis B-Fire
Guz. sanguinea (small form)

have got her plant indirectly from Lisa and
xNeostropsis B-Fire the concensus is that they are the same plant.
So if you have Nidularium burchellii x Ne-
versus Shadeball oregelia Fireball, or xNeostropsis B-Fire,
by Derek Butcher or xNeostropsis Shadeball on your label
they refer to the same plant!
A success story where a cultivars ori- I will make notes to this effect in the
gin has been revealed because of a younger on-line Cultivar Register http://bsi.org .
bromeliad growers eye for detail. To those who browse this data base it
This started towards the end of 2005 is not strange to "nd such references because
when Ian Hook from Sydney alerted me to the the larger commercial concerns in the USA
fact that a plant called Nidularium burchellii x and Europe are apt to change a name because
Neoregelia Fireball was in circulation. Not of market strategy!!
only did it take ages to write the label but this While B-Fire has precedence date-
was grex formula which should only be used wise, both names will no doubt be used with
by hybridists while under their control. B-Fire in Australia and Shadeball in the
Theoretically, it should have been USA
given a Cultivar name, and registered, when For the purists who may be interested,
released to the general public. Who was the some Brazilian taxonomists are treating Can-
hybridist? Contact with Olive Trevor of the istropsis burchellii as being really Nidularium
Olive Branch failed to get an answer but it burchellii so it is not just cultonomists who
seemed the plant had come from the World have naming problems!
Bromeliad Conference in 2000.
As an aside, it is interesting that the
BSI agreed to abide by the ICNCP rules in SHADE
the late 1980s and Don Beadle started on his
monumental work which culminated in the HOUSES
Bromeliad Cultivar Register being published
in 1998. Grex names disappeared and not a
formula in sight. This did not stop the BSI Manufacturers of Orchid, Fern
Show Of"cials from continuing to include and Shade Houses since 1976
the use of grex by way of formula for show
plants. This double standard continues.
We eventually decided on xNeostropsis
B-Fire and this was registered in February
2006.
Everything went "ne for a couple of
years until hawk-eyed Ian Hook pointed out
xNeostropsis Shadeball a recently registered
hybrid by Lisa Vinzant in Hawaii, looked
awfully like B-Fire and had the same par- Ph: (07) 3207 2793
entage! PANIC. Fax: (07) 3822 2307
Geoff Lawn of WA lead the investiga- 151 Railway Pde., Thornside, Q 4158
tions which showed that Olive could well www.petersglen.com.au

Bil. Midnight unreg Guz.. Focus
Guz. Marina Guz. Hilde

central, cream stripes) form an open, semi-
Bromeliads at the erect rosette approximately 80 cm across.
The red-orange, torch-like, in!orescence is
2008 BSQ Autumn about 30 cm long.
Guzmania Yellow Fire unreg - Nu-
Show merous, 2 cm wide, green leaves (which have
There was a wide variety of bromeliads thin red stripes on their lower side, towards
on sale and show at this event. Some of them their base), form an open semi-erect rosette
are described below photographs appear on-
various pages, mainly on pp.20,22 and 25.
Billbergia Midnight unreg - A few
leaves form a tubular rosette approximately
30 cm tall. The black-green leaves have silver
barring and white spots. Suppliers of !ne
Billbergia Squiggles unreg - A few tissue-cultured bromeliads
leaves form a tubular rosette approximately
30 cm tall. The brown-green leaves have info@plantbiotech.com.au
white spotting and barring. They are edged www.plantbiotech.com.au
with black spines.
Guzmania Cavado unreg - Numer-
ous, 2 cm wide, green leaves form an open, Phone (07) 5471 6036
semi-erect rosette approximately 40 cm Postal Address: 7 Thougla Place,
across. The purple, torch-like, in!orescence Buderim QLD 4556
rises well above the plants leaves. Lab: 99 West Coolum Road,
Guzmania Focus - About 20, 5 cm Mount Coolum QLD 4573
wide, green leaves form an open, semi-erect
rosette, approximately 100 cm across. The
red-orange in!orescence resembles an elon-
gated pine cone and is about 20 cm long. M. J. PATERSON
Guzmania Hilde - About 20, 5 cm
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Pit. brongniartiana Til. dyeriana
Vr. michaelii Vr. Pinkert

approximately 60 cm across. The red and across. The green leaves have irregular, thin
yellow in!orescence rises well above the silver banding and red tips. At !owering, the
plants leaves. plants inner centre turns red.
Guzuriesea Happa - Numerous, 3 Pitcairnia andreana - This plant has
cm wide, green leaves form an open, semi- a cluster of light green leaves, each of which
erect rosette approximately 70 cm across. is about 20 x 3 cm. The in!orescence con-
The purple-white in!orescence rises 100 cm sists of a cluster of !owers. The petals are
above the plants leaves. orange-red at their base and yellow at their
Neoregelia Flandria - About 20, 4 tips. (The photograph on pg.6 also shows
cm wide, variegated leaves form a !at rosette some seed pods).
approximately 40 cm across. At !owering, Pitcairnia brongniartiana - This plant
the plants centre !ushes red. has a distinct stem. Its most striking feature is
Neoregelia Focus - Numerous, 2 that the 35 x 10 cm green leaves have yellow
cm wide, leaves form an upright rosette ap- spots. This feature makes it one of the few
proximately 20 cm across. The bronze leaves variegated pitcairnias.
have brown-red edges and tips, and have Tillandsia dyeriana - A few, green
scattered , small brown-red markings. The leaves form a tubular rosette approximately
plant is unusual for a miniature neoregelia in 20 cm tall. The semi-pendent red-orange
that it has a large number of leaves most in!orescence rises well above the plants
have less than 10. leaves.
Neoregelia Georges Prince - About Vriesea Elan - About 20, 2 cm wide,
20, 8 cm wide, bronze leaves form a !at ro- green leaves form an open, semi-erect rosette
sette approximately 40 cm across. At !ower- approximately 40 cm across. The multi-
ing, the plants centre turns pink-purple. branched red in!orescence rises well above
Neoregelia Mandarin Miss - About the plants leaves.
20, 4 cm wide, red-bronze leaves form a !at Vriesea Forrest unreg - About 15,
rosette approximately 50 cm across. At !ow- 8 cm wide leaves, form an open rosette ap-
ering, the plants centre turns orange-red. proximately 70 cm across. The green leaves
Neoregelia Painted Lady x Mag- have purple tips and white stripes/markings
nifica - About 20, 5 cm wide, bronze particularly towards the plants centre.
leaves with brown-purple markings, form a Vriesea Galaxy - (This is a vari-
!at rosette approximately 40 cm across. At egated form of V. glutinosa. Over the last two
!owering, the plants centre turns purple with years it has become much more commonly
white spots. available). About 20, 3 cm wide, leaves form
Neoregelia Pink Debbie unreg - an open, rosette approximately 70 cm across.
About 20, 8 cm wide, leaves form a compact, The green leaves have a broad, central, cream
!at, rosette approximately 30 cm across. The stripe, and brown-red markings especially
bronze leaves have pink tips. At !owering, on the leaves lower surfaces. The in!ores-
the plants centre turns pink. cence consists of several, red branches.
Neotanthus Firefoam - (This plant Vriesea Gold!sh - About 15, 3 cm
comes from a cross between plants from two wide, green leaves form an open, semi-erect
different genera, namely, Neoregelia and rosette approximately 30 cm across. The fat,
Cryptanthus) - About 20, 5 cm wide, leaves orange-red in!orescence is about 15 cm long
form an erect rosette approximately 30 cm and 5 cm wide.

Neo. Georges Prince Neo. Pink Debbie
Neo. Painted Lady x Magni"ca
Floral Display by Cheryl Basic Neo. Focus
Neotanthus Fire Foam Guz. Ice Cream

Vriesea Margaret Ruth - About 20, Of course we humans cant leave any-
4 cm wide, green leaves form an open, semi- thing alone and in this case, it pleases me
erect rosette approximately 50 cm across. greatly, as there are now countless hybrids
The purple, multi-branched in!orescence of particular beauty making the spectacular
rises well above the plants leaves. Each though short-lived !owers an added bonus.
branch is about 20 cm x 5 cm. They are naturally epiphytic and a
Vriesea michaelii - About 20, 1.5 clump in a tree at !owering time is a spec-
cm wide, green leaves with brown-red spots tacular sight. They will also grow over rocks
form an open, erect rosette approximately 20 and in the garden, requiring very well drained
cm across. The yellow petalled !owers are soil and when hung in pots above eye level
clustered on a thin, red rachis (stalk). the leaf markings (to me) are like miniature
Vriesea Pinkert - About 20, 0.5 cm stained glass windows.
wide, green-red leaves form an erect rosette My affair with Billbergias began about
approximately 15 cm across. The red in!o- 15 years ago when I acquired B leptopoda;
rescence rises well about the plants leaves. I just loved it when those beautiful !owers
Vriesea Red of Rio unreg - Similar to caught me by surprise every year. I knew
V. Orange of Rio, except the in!orescence very little about the cultivation of Bromeliads
is orange. in general, just dont water too much!
Vriesea Orange of Rio unreg - B leptopoda survives today and it was
About 15, 2 cm wide, green leaves form an not due to TLC, in fact it received no care
open, semi-erect rosette approximately 30 cm whatsoever for several years and this ap-
across. The orange, sword-like in!orescence pealed to me.
is about 15 cm long and 5 cm wide. Through plant friends and plant clubs
As well as these plants, there were my collection of Billbergias has grown over
many other interesting and rare plants on the past 5 years to 100 including species and
display and sale. Photographs of some of hybrids, I would have many more if I could,
these appear elsewhere in this edition. but they are not always easy to "nd. My
There were also a number of impres- thirst for knowledge of my favourite plant
sive !oral displays. The winning display is also not easy to satisfy. Thank heavens
was prepared by Cheryl Basic and appears for the internet. It does help to some degree
on p. 23. with identi"cation but it makes the Wish List
even longer.
When my Billbergias began to !ower
Discover Billbergias last winter, I could not help myself I just had
(by Val Honeywood) to cross-pollinate. Perhaps it is the congenial
weather in the Bundaberg area, but every
(Reprinted, with permission, from the !ower I pollinated set seed. Never having
Fraser Coast Bromeliad Society (Inc) News- propagated Bromeliads other than by offsets,
letter, [2007], v.3(1), pp 3-4) what do I do now! Rhonda Symonds came
Europeans discovered Billbergias in to the rescue with some handy hints. The
1815 and there are now over 60 described seeds were set on a bed of damp coir in clear
species with many distinctive varieties. All plastic cake containers with re-sealable lids
are from the Americas, from Brazil to central from the supermarket and the containers
Mexico. placed on top of the microwave oven which

gave them bottom heat when in use. They Carioca
received "ltered morning sunlight through the Delisiousa
kitchen window, plus receiving longer days De Nada
with exposure to kitchen light till quite late. Domingos Martins
Rather unprofessional, but it worked; I have Dorothy Berg
more seedlings than I can poke a stick at, and Golden Joy
now, the waiting game begins. Golden Joy Purple Clone
Discover the joy of growing Billber- Hallelujah
gias; they are not only beautiful they are Muriel Waterman X Amonena var
also: Stolonifera
Very easy to grow, extremely hardy, Ole
more so than most other plants of any variety Perriams Pride
in my garden. Platinum
Take up little room, e.g. attach to fork Praise Be unreg
of tree, hang pot in shade house, hang pot in, sanderiana
preferably, a deciduous tree.: Strawberry
Light requirements, - high light full sun Supa Grace
in winter will tolerate more sun than most vittata Ralph Graham French
Neoregelias.
So forgiving of neglect, should you be
away for an extended period, they will be
Living In the
there to welcome you home. Understory with
Require minimal water, most having
tall narrow tanks, evaporation is much less Canistrum and
than with more open types of bromeliads.
Pots Potting mix free draining, orchid Canistropis
mix, pine bark, sand, perlite (by Theresa M Bert)
Fertilizer very little or none. I fertilize (Reprinted, with permission, from the
when offset is removed and potted only. Journal of the Bromeliad Society, (2005) v.55,
Flowers mostly during winter through p.263-265).
spring, with a few exceptions in summer, e.g. The bromeliad genera Canistrum and
B.Domingos Martins. Canistropis are native to the Mata Atlantica
Propagation so, so easy of Brazil (also called the Atlantic Forest), a
Pests and diseases overgrown conditions highly diverse coastal mountainous rainfor-
with poor ventilation will encourage !yspeck est between Alagoas and Santa Catarina
scale. states. Over 95% of the original habitat
Temperature only a couple did not like the has been replaced by "elds, pastures, and
cold of my winter, receiving burns similar to urban development, which has been ongo-
sunburn. ing since Europeans "rst started to colonise
Some of my favourites: this beautiful region. Unfortunately, we will
Afterglow never know the full extent of the bromeliad
Amoena diversity in that region. Nevertheless, the
Bellesima remaining beauty is nicely represented by
Bellesima x Catherine Wilson these two genera.
Billbergia macrocalyx Billbergia. Hallelujah
Billbergia Afterglow Billbergia Strawberry

Both genera grow principally in forest on mountain slopes at about 750m elevation.
understory habitats. The Mats Atlantica for- It is the southern most Canistrum species and
est trees are very tall, which allows for a wide its distribution alone extends the genus range
variety of habitats beneath the exposed forest considerably. It was woefully misidenti"ed
canopy. Epiphytes grow from tree trunks and in culture for years as C.fosterianum v. pardi-
limbs from just beneath the top of the canopy num a variety of C.fosterianum that was never
to near the forest !oor. Most Canistrum and of"cially described. Canistrum triangularae
Canistropis species inhabit the lower reaches has two different forms, a narrow-leaf form
of this vertical ecosystem, as well as the forest and a more common broad-leaf type. This is
!oor, where they grow terrestrially in the leaf a beautiful little species with bright red bracts
litter and mixed rocky/sandy/loamy ground. and white !owers in the in!orescence.
The two genera are nearly mutually exclusive In the genus Canistropsis, two par-
in geographical distribution. Canistrum is ticularly interesting species are C.correia-
found from Alagoas to Espirito Santo and araujoi and C.seidelii. C.correia-araujoi is
has its centre of distribution in Bahia, where a taxonomically problematic species that was
the most species occur. Canistropis is found originally thought to be a Neoregelia and is
farther south, from southern Bahia to Santa now thought to be a natural hybrid between a
Catarina and has its centre of distribution Neoregelia and a Canistropsis. Known only
between Rio de Janeiro state and Sao Paulo from Rio de Janeiro state, it has not been
state. Within the distributions of these gen- found in the wild since its "rst collection and
era, most species have very limited ranges; may be extirpated due to expanding urbani-
some are known from only single localities. sation, agriculture, and deforestation. When
Most species are small to mid-sized grown in very bright light, this species turns
plants. Most have !ower clusters, reminis- a rich reddish rusty colour. Large clumps
cent of a cross between the typical in!o- of well spaced plants can be grown over
rescence of a neoregelia and a Nidularium, time from a single individual as the starting
two genera closely related to Canistrum plant. Canistropsis seidelii has many unique
and Canistropis. Although they dont have features. Rather than red bracts and a con-
spectacularly coloured !owers, their in!ores- densed in!orescence, this species has bright
cences are beautiful because most have large yellow bracts interspersed on an expanded
red, orange, pink or yellow bracts cupping in!orescence. Its stolons are especially long
the in!orescence. Most species have either and its bract cups hold considerable water,
graceful arching deep-green leaves or rather in contrast to other Canistropsis species,
stiff mottled or striated leaves that make a and probably because its in!orescence is
cupped or arching rosette. elongated.
Canistrum aurantiacum is the largest I grow Canistropsis albi!ora, C.correia-
species in the genus. Although its range is araujoi, C.billbergioides, of which there
restricted to two Brazilian States, Alagoas are several forms, C.burchellii, C.exigua,
and Pernambuco, it can be quite abundant C.microps, C.pulcherrima, C.seidelii, C.
in certain remnant Mata Atlantica forest simulans, and a couple of unnamed species. I
patches. Of the smaller canistrums, Can- grow Canistrum alagoanum, C.aurantiacum,
istrum triangularae is both beautiful and C.auratum, C.lanigerum, C.sandrae and C.
horticulturally interesting. It is a sun-loving triangulare. Several others are grown at
epiphyte that grows high in the forest canopy Selby Botanical Gardens, e.g. C.montanum

Catopsis morreniana
Catopsis sessili!ora Canistrum qeidelli

and C.seidelianum. Despite the general
shadiness of their natural habitats, many Restoring
species in these genera can be grown in a
wide variety of light conditions. I live in Variegations.
west-central Florida near the coast, where air Author: Rob Smythe MSc
temperature descends to freezing, on average,
There is a lot of science in this but I
one night per year. Ive had good success
will skip over it in one paragraph. White vari-
with shade-loving Canistrum and Canistropis
egated bromeliads get their variations due to
species in outdoor conditions with a little
abnormal plastids or mitochondria (in the dis-
full sun and in a pool cage in areas partially
cussion below I will just use the word plastids
shaded by other bromeliads. Canistrum
to mean plastids plus mitochondria) in their
traingularae grows outdoors in a location
cells cytoplasm. This is broadly called cy-
that gets 2-3 hours of full sun in the after-
toplasmic inheritance. All the factors (DNA)
noon. Cartistropsis correia-araujoi grows
controlling this variegation inheritance come
in a pool cage (about 25-35% shade) fully
from the mother (pod producing plant). I will
exposed to the sun all day. Nearly all others
talk of the good plastids, which are those
grow in a shadehouse that is shaded by trees
found in a normal plants and bad plastids.
for part of the day. Its easy to over-water
Too many of the latter kill the plant by turning
species in these genera. They do well if pot-
the leaves white. I dont want to get in too
ted in a loose mix of about 50% potting soil,
deep but will add that some nonvariegated
50% Perlite and a small amount of charcoal
seedlings using the variegated mother can
bits. I use red volcanic rock pieces to hold
the plants up in the pot, pour the soil mix on
top, and tap the mix into the rock interstices.
Most species easily withstand temperatures
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Crypt. Snow Rose (winner
of Grace GoodGoode Trophy
Winner Autumn 2008 Show)
Dickia Blacktracker unreg

(Reserve Champion 2008
Autumn Show

have normal plastids as well as abnormal grow into the potting media.
plastids. White variegation is not caused So what, you say. Patience, patience,
by nuclear DNA otherwise sibling crossing if you leave your plant growing and not
would restore the variegation. This does not remove the apical growth centre (meristem)
happen. Variegation is not contagious so it is these suitable lower outgrowths will turn into
not virus induced. That is enough science. A roots and the lowest eye that could produce
little bit more later on. a pup might now be the reverted (normal)
How can I restore variegation in my tissue. Once the plant reaches flowering
bromeliads? size that plant has had it as a variegate. Oc-
The scenario is my plant now has three casionally, before !owering they can revert
green leaves or three white leaves at the top. back but dont count on it. So, plants like
My rule of thumb is to stop the plants growth Aech. Peaches n Cream which revert when
from the tip immediately. The longer you wait young, become a full time job keeping them
the worse is the outcome. variegated. Get to such plants as quickly as
At this point growers usually question possible. Plants like A. Ensign and Neo. Bill
my motive with comments something that Morris on the other hand generally revert or
like they left their plant and got variegated go white late in life which means there are
pups. Yes, this is true if you are dealing with plenty of suitable eyes, not forming roots, for
Neo. Bill Morris or Aechmea Ensign (for the production of new variegated offshoots.
example). Dont test your luck with Aech. Rule number two is remove non vari-
Peaches n Cream though. I need to explain egated offshoots as soon as possible. Dont
why. throw them away. Park them separately. It is
I put a Phillips Head screwdriver down possible for some of them to revert back. Ill
the centre of the plant and do a very rough have to go back to science here.
job on it. I destroy the entire apical growth Reversion back to variegations.
centre and a lot of soft tissue near by. Keep Since the early sixties when certain
the damaged plant dry and pull out the dead diseases in humans were found to be due to
leaves. This is called removing the apical cytoplasmic DNA 1, it was discovered that
dominance from the plant. The dormant people could harbour both the good and the
buds lower in the stem will spring to life and bad DNA in their mitochondria. They were
produce pups. If these spring from the lower normal people while young. With on going
part of the plant they could still have the right years and a multiple divisions of these cells
balance of good and bad plastids necessary to the bad DNA was found to actually concen-
produce variegations. If they spring from the trate in some cells and disappear in others.
top you will have your plant just the same as Like likes like I call it. The bad cells could die
when you destroyed it. or in combination with mixed cells ,survive
So you ask, What is the problem? to eventually progress into the symptoms of
The problem is that the lower eyes (as they the disease. Some examples now known are
are called) can turn into new shoots or into a form of Alzheimers plus CPEO, Diabetes
new roots. Broms survive by developing ad- mellitus, Dystonia, KSS and at least eight
ventitious roots in the leaf axils. You can pull others. Back to plants, I dont think we need
a large Vriesea to bits and see these adventi- to know how the human diseases exhibit
tious roots just living off the rotten mulch in themselves.
the leaf axils. With other broms they quickly When plants revert this could mean that

Tillandsia streptophylla
(Mary Graselli Award
- Autumn 2008 Show)
Neo. Enchantment
variegated (Hudson
Trophy Autumn 2008
Show)

the level of bad plastids in the variegate could then allocation of table space for sellers, Pam
have gone too low to exhibit the variegated Butler took on the job for the "rst time, and
symptoms. All white leaves are the reverse although there were some challenges all went
i.e too many bad plastids. The former, liv- relatively smoothly. Plants were then moved
ing long enough the correct balance might in both for Sales, Display and Competition.
be restored for variegation to be possible. It really is interesting to be there on
Flowering is usually the end of the road. If the Friday to see how the whole show comes
the reverted plants are used as pod parents, together from scratch.
I expect an extremely minute number of I would imagine that Olive our Chief
seedlings could come up variegated. I have Judge was very impressed with the large
never experienced or been told of this hap- number of competition plants, and she did
pening. Why would anyone use the reverted comment that the plants tabled for judging
plant for breeding? The chance of getting a were of a very high quality.
variegate seedling from a fully variegated Champion of Show was Vriesea fenes-
plant is in"nitesimal any way. Seedlings are tralis x Vriesea hieroglyphica owned by
usually all white (bad plastids) or all green Len and Olive Trevor.
(good plastids) when using a variegated pod Reserve Champion Plant was Dyckia
parent. This is the like likes like rule again. Blacktracker owned by Bob Paulsen
Using a variegated pollen parent they are all Best Tillandsioideae Nez Misso Me-
green ( no cytoplasmic DNA supplied by morial Trophy - was won by Len and
male plant). Olive Trevor with Vriesea fenestralis x
If you are not science orientated, I dont Vriesea hieroglyphica.
think there is anything to be gained by look- Best Bromeliadeae Hudson Trophy
ing up the meanings of the scienti"c terms. - was won by Len and Olive Trevor with
Put it to the test.. Neoregelia Enchantment variegated
1) Douglas C. Wallace, Mitochondreal Best Cryptanthus Grace Goode
DNA in Aging and Disease, Scienti"c Ameri- Trophy was won by Bob Paulsen
can August 1997, pp22 to 29 with Cryptanthus Snow Rose.
Best Pitcairnioideae was Dyckia
Report on the Show Blacktracker owned by Bob Paulsen
The Mary Grasselli Award went to
held at Mt Cootha 5 Wendy Brown for Tillandsia strepto-
phyllia
and 6 April There were 30 sellers registered for
Author: Narelle Aizelwood plant sales. 4,898 plants were sold for a total
of $75,601.00. 1103 members of the general
HOW A YEAR FLIES BY. Before you
public attended our show on both days. The
knew it, it was time to prepare for yet another
raf!e raised $835.00.
Autumn Show at Mt. Coottha.
The centre display by the Bromeliad
Our show was held on the 5 and 6 of
Society of Queensland as usual always at-
April with setting up on Friday 4th. We ar-
tracted great interest and many positive com-
rived very early at 6.45 a.m. to an already
ments. Bruce Dunstan was awarded the Tom
busy band of energetic and enthusiastic work-
Scho"eld Award for his Alcantarea glazioua-
ers. First thing to do is to set up the tables,
na variegata which took pride of place in

Photos from the recent BSQ Show at Mt Cootha

the display. The Sunshine Coast Bromeliad was a great success with many high quality
Society and the Gold Coast Succulent and plants in most sections and very imaginative
Bromeliad Society also created "ne displays entries in the Novelty and Floral displays.
of interesting and unusual bromeliads. The details of each class and the plac-
For the Bromeliad Society of Queens- ing in all sections of the show are included
land to put on such a show twice a year there elsewhere in this journal.
are always many hard workers behind the Our judges had a dif"cult task and there
scenes. The people who collect and make were many plants in the various classes that
up boxes, the Plant Sales Stewards who work were dif"cult to separate and very robust dis-
tirelessly and sometimes very frantically in cussion took place among the judges before
the sales areas, the girls in the kitchen who many awards were made.
provide us all with wonderful refreshments Particular mention must be made of
on the week-end, Library Stewards, Stewards the plants that were selected for the special
in the Cloak Room, Stewards on the door and awards; these plants were the judged to be the
selling raf!e tickets all week-end, Bob Cross best in their class and in their genera (classes
for carting the Hardware and props for the 29 32); the "nal selection for Champion &
set up of displays, to all and everyone who Reserve Champion of the show were drawn
helped make it another successful week-end from these four plants; again many dif"cult
we The Society thank you sincerely. choices for the judges.
Congratulations to Wendy Brown for
winning the Mary Graselli Award for the
Chief Competition best bromeliad entered by a novice grower.
Steward Report on The presidents selection of Alcantarea
glaziouana variegated for the Tom Sch-
BSQ 2008 Autumn oe"eld Memorial Award was universally
approved; congratulations to Bruce Dunstan
Show for winning this award.
Author: Arnold James
Due to problems in previous years the
committee decided to change our method
of recording plant entries for the show and
adopted a system similar to that used by a
number of Orchid societies; in this system
each competitor was given a competitor Stockade Nursery Open Day
number and pre-printed labels on which 11th October 9-12 AM
to enter the class of the competition being 70 Wades Road, Bellmere, Qld.
entered , the plant name and the allocated
competitor number; this greatly reduced the Australias largest range of Alcantarea spe-
work load of the competition stewards and cies and forms over 20 available.
expedited the judging. Giant Neoregelias and Tank Tillandsias.
Many thanks to Barry Kable for this
suggestion. One disappointment was the EFTPOS and Credit card facilities avail-
lack of entries in some classes and a limited able.
number in others. Overall the competition
Til. compressa Vr. Chieftain
Til. punctulata Guz. Gwendolyn

judges decision was unanimous; congratula-
tions to Olive & Len Trevor for their fully
BROMADELAIDE 2009 deserved win.
2009 Easter weekend
The competition depends on many
people to make it a success and I would like
Keynote Speaker:- Dr Jason Grant, one
to thank all who assisted in the multitude of
of the younger breed, Jason Grant, an
different tasks that enabled us to carry out a
Alaskan, and a Doctor of Botany who is
successful event; from the setting up of tables,
currently lecturing in French! at a Swiss
the organising plants on the tables, the judg-
University, showing his versatility. He
ing of the entries, recording the judges deci-
is an authority on the genera Alcantarea,
sions, printing of the certi"cates and most of
Werauhia and Racinaea
all to those brave and dedicated growers who
participated in the event; without all these
Other activities:
willing workers and participants it would be
Plant Sales
a NO SHOW event.
Rare plant auction
Congratulation to all the winners and
Optional Bus trip including winery
sympathy to the not so successful (including
tours/tasting and
me); the experience we have all gained from
dinner at a unique and charming
this show will hopefully encourage us to try
restaurant
harder next year an hopefully end up in the
Balanced educational and stimulat-
winners circle; for our other members who
ing talks
did not compete I would encourage you to
join in the fun next year and maybe take home
Hosted by:
an award (and some bragging rights).
The Bromeliad Society of South
Arnold James
Australia.
Chief Competition Steward
Web site link: Including direct email
links to conference organisers. How does a Member
www.bromeliad.org.au/bromadelaide2009.htm
Located in the
Postal address: Bromadelaide2009,
10 Hedgerow Crescent US Import Plants
Hallett Cove S.A. 5158
Telephone enquiries: Derek Butcher fromAustralia.
(08) 83567728 Author: Roy Pugh
Reserve Champion Dyckia Black We have a new member in the USA.

tracker was a tribute to Bob Paulsen who as Frank Redmondlives at Atlantic Beach,
most of us know is always way up there with Florida and is very interested in miniature
his beautiful plants. Neos. He has difficulties acquiring new
It is no surprise that the beautiful Vrie- varieties and in his letter of January 17th, he
sea fenistralis x heiroglyphica was the win- writes It would be nice if there is some way
ner of the top honor Champion Bromeliad to buy miniature Neos from Down Under,
of the Show; what a beautiful plant and the but that may be too much trouble.

Neo. Predator Neo. Royal Pepper
Til. crocata Orange form Neo. Flandria
Vr. Gold Fish Vr. Favorite
Vr. Fairest unreg Neo. Playball

I wonder... would it be all that much d) If there are roots on the plant turn
trouble? Clearly, Frank would have to comply the roots toward the mount and glue or staple
with US plant quarantine regulations regard- on. Glue does not damage the roots. If you
ing the importation of plant material, but it happen to have a glue gun and are using hot
would be a friendly and welcome gesture to glue, it is burns your "nger it will also burn
an overseas friend. Perhaps a member (or the plants little bottom.
members) here could contact him and perhaps e) Always be sure plants are "rmly on
arrange to send him some of those Neos he wood etc. If they move about, roots take a
is so desperate to have. lot longer to appear.
If someone would like to take up the f) If you are not keen on using glue
challenge, Franks postal address is: you can bore two small holes and thread thin
F. J. Redmond plastic-coated wire (not copper) through,
350 4th Street place plant inside the loop and fasten tightly
Atlantic Beach at the back of the mount. For some heavier
Florida 32233-5344 tillandsias I have used both glue and the wire
USA to be sure they are "rm.
g) Change positions of your Tillandsias
by all means, but when you have the ideal one
Tillandsia Tips do leave the plant there. If you keep changing
(by Bea Hanson) them about the poor things being to wonder
what they should do next.
Reprinted, with permission, from the h) Speaking from experience. When
Journal of the Bromeliad Society, (1989), v. you at last manage to get a small clump of
39(5), pp 224-225. tillandsias dont let people try and get pieces
Here are a few tips on growing tilland- off you. I did that years ago and now realise if
sias that were gleaned from here and there. I had been "rm I would have had some really
a) Dont mount a blooming plant. Cut super clumps today!
off the bloom spike or mount before one ap-
pears. When a bromeliad comes into bloom
its roots cease to grow and the declining Why humidity is
plants remaining vigour is con"ned to pro-
ducing seed and offsets. Logical when you important to plants.
come to think of it. (Anonymous)
b) Select young plants with root growth
in progress. This will give quicker results but (Reprinted, with permission, from Bro-
any plant that is going to root anyway will do meliad, [Journal of the Bromeliad Society of
so with good air circulation, good light and a New Zealand], March 2007, v.47(3), p. 12)
good watering and fertiliser programme. All plants inhale carbon dioxide
c) Beware of any treated wood. This is through their leaves. This gas is used in
a killer. Salt water driftwood seems to have photosynthesis. As the plant opens its leaf
no adverse affects but wash well with clear pores to take in carbon dioxide, some of the
water just to be on the safe side. I leave mine moisture in the leaf can escape. Thus the
out in the rain until it is time to use it, then plants sweat water vapour into the air when-
bring it in and let it dry. ever they breathe.

Quesnelia edmundoi var. rubrobracteata
in!orescence
Quesnelia edmundoi var. rubrobracteata
Guzmania sanguinea Tricolor pups.

see story page 45
Hohenbergia leopoldo-
horstii in!orescence see
story pg 44

Dry air causes plants to transpire mois- A humid atmosphere that is not mov-
ture much more rapidly than does humid air. ing, is also particularly undesirable. Damp,
Water in the leaves evaporates very quickly stagnant conditions encourage mould and
into air, causing the plant to lose moisture at bacterial diseases. A constantly moving,
a rapid rate. When leaves begin to lose water light and buoyant atmosphere keeps plants
faster than the roots can absorb it disaster vigorous and healthy.
strikes, in the form of self defence. In order
not to lose more water to the air, the plant
will almost completely close its leaf pores.
This slows down the !ow of moisture from
Premature Pupping
the plant effectively, but unfortunately it also
reduces the intake of carbon dioxide. Without (Editorial comment: [Bob Reilly].
carbon dioxide, the cells begin to die and the This article contains some interesting ideas
plant looks tired and ill. on the causes of premature pupping. Re-
The important point to remember is printed, with permission, from the Journal
that dry air pulls water out of the leaves faster of the Bromeliad Society of New Zealand,
than the roots can supply the leaves. Under (2007), v.47(4), pp 14-15).
these conditions, it doesnt matter how much Having received an unrooted pup of
you water it doesnt help. Over watering Aechmea lueddemanniana (marginated)
only reduces the amount of air in the soil and from a friend of mine I was very excited
invites root rot. to get it growing. At the end of six weeks
When plants have the right humidity very few roots had appeared. A week later,
they thrive, because they open their pores a new initiation of growth was noticed at the
completely and so breathe deeply without base of the pup. This new growth, which in
threat of excessive water loss. When the air fact was a new pup, developed very slowly
is moist, there is little water loss from the but evenly, at which time the pup from the
leaf. Damping down the benches and sur- young plant was almost the same size as the
rounds, also misting leaves will help keep the immature mother plant. The original pup was
air moist. Rapid temperature rises damage 7 inches tall, the immature pup six inches,
plants too. It means that the plants leaves and another pup 3 inches. A mature plant of
become warm physiologically active, while this variety should range in size from 12-15
the root system in its solid rooting medium, inches before pupping.
is still cold and physiologically dormant. The Premature pupping can occur for vari-
active leaves are demanding large quantities ous reasons. One can be from removing the
of water and nutrients which the root system pup while they are still soft and undersized
cannot possibly supply. with no signs of root initiation. Early re-
Under these conditions, photosynthe- moval can lead to rotting of the base as well
sis, transpiration and other vital plant proc- as failure of the pup to get established. Pups
esses are severely restricted and as a result, should be at least 1/3 the size of the mature
developing !ower growth and new growth mother plant before removal. These factors
are damaged. Rapid rises in temperature on were probably the reason premature pupping
sunny days can be avoided by opening vents occurred in this case. Oftentimes foreign
or doors early in the morning and letting the matter such as a grain of sand or a small piece
greenhouse warm up gradually.

of redwood or "r bark from the soil mix will plant, including an unrooted immature pup,
fall into the center cup of the pup, injuring the to initiate putting.
growth initials to abort !owering and initiate Premature pupping can also occur due
pup production. It is best to handle pups care- to moisture stress where the pup went too
fully in the process of removing them and to long between watering. Hot, drying winds
use a sharp knife or long-nosed hand pruners inland and along the coast should be kept
that make a smooth clean separation of the in mind for desiccating epiphytic plants as
pup from the mother plant without injury to well as terrestrial ones. During this time,
the base of the pup or to the mother. After the
pup is removed, it should be placed in a clean WILDFIRE GARDEN
area. Many times pups are left on the potting BROMELIAD NURSERY
bench to callus the wound for a day or two ALCANTAREAS FOLIAGE VRIESEAS
before being put into the growing medium, if NEOREGELIAS & OTHER GENERA
no roots are present on the pup. Many pups VISITORS WELCOME
get foreign matter such as the ones described BY APPOINTMENT
above from the potting bench.
Injury to the pup before and during Cheryl Basic
removal is probably the most common reason 1560 Yandina-Coolum road
Yandina. 4561
for premature pupping. Ph. 07 5472 8827
If the pup is not allowed enough pot Mob. 0403 193069
space to develop up and out, injury can occur. wildfire@budgetnet.net.au
Some of the leaves of the mother plant may
have to be removed to let the pup develop
properly, symmetrically and allow it enough
MIDHURST
light for development. Also, the tendency to BROMELIAD
want to wiggle and especially grip the base
of the pup too tightly can injure the tissues NURSERY
enough to physiologically put the plant into
a reproductive cycle. SPECIALIST GROWERS OF
Excessive, unnecessary repotting of TILLANDSIA SEEDLINGS
bromeliads should be avoided to reduce pre- Hard grown to suit All Australian
mature pupping. Bromeliads of the epiphytic conditions
nature have a very small root system that
needs very little medium, if any, surrounding Wholesale and Mail Order Only
it. The less mass of medium to the size of the Write for a free price list of Tillandsia
root system, the better. Very few bromeliads and other genera to:
should be potted up to a size larger than 4 MIDHURST BROMELIAD
inches, but of course there are exceptions. NURSERY
It is best not to let the water in the cen-
tre cups of the bromeliads remain unchanged P. O. BOX 612
for more than two weeks so that stagnations HURSTBRIDGE, 3099
occurs and algae begin to form. This later can PHONE (03) 9718 2887
lead to bacterial or fungal diseases that will FAX (03) 9718 2760
kill off the center bud at any maturity of the EMAIL : mossy@melbpc.org.au

frequent fogging of a collection outside as and low humidity are enemies of many plants
well as saturation of the growing medium requiring an environment similar to where
is important. they are natively found.
Temperature-humidity relationships Premature pupping of a bromeliad
affect the timing of pupping. Perhaps a means that a longer time will be involved for
drastic change in temperature, especially reaching a full mature specimen plant.
warmer trends with a reduction in humidity, The food produced in the immature
will cause any unrooted pup to send out a pup mother plant will now go toward develop-
prematurely. Excessively high temperatures ment of the premature pup as the immature
mother plant begins to decline before her
characteristic form, size, and perhaps colour
The Book! are reached. The premature pup will now
Starting with Bromeliads is be the plant to watch and protect from in-
100 pages in length and contains over jury by moving or through reproduction. In
200 colour photographs of bromeliads this instance, it would be best to remove the
and covers such topics as plant de- immature mother plant only after she has
scriptions, caring for bromeliads, and completely exhausted her supply of nourish-
landscaping with bromeliads. ment to the pup. This is the reverse idea of
removing the pup from the mother and pos-
sibly causing shock or injury to the pup where
initiation prematurely may occur again.
By the time the immature plant is
exhausted, the premature pup should hope-
fully be up to good size, with still somewhat
retarded growth but with a good root system
developed while still attached to the imma-
ture mother. Further generations developing
from the new pup will be in most cases the
characteristic size at maturity when they will
produce pups.
Some Bromeliad Tips

The book is available for pur- (Compiled by Bob Reilly)
chase at a price of $18 plus $3 P&P.
Discounts available for bulk pur- 1. Over time, the writing on plant labels
chases can fade. Many labels that have had the writ-
To place your order please post ing on them bleached out can be read if held
a money order to: at an angle in bright sunlight.
The Secretary 2. It can be hard to see if !y speck scale
Bromeliad Society of Queensland is dead after you have sprayed the plant. One
PO Box 565, Fortitude Valley, method is to wait two weeks and then see if
Queensland, Australia 4006 the scales shell is a dull black, rather
than a shiny black. Another test is to see
Vr. Reo Red unreg Vr. Orange of Reo unreg
Ae. Felicity unreg Ae. fasciata

if the scales shell readily disintegrates when This plant was photographed with its owner
you scratch it. by the Queensland Times newspaper.
3. If you would like to grow a plant that In May our society will be holding our
is bigger than the parent, then leave the pup very "rst display at the Ipswich Agricultural
on as long as possible. Cut away the leaves Show. Graeme Star has volunteered to over-
of the mother plant to give the pup plenty of see this project and we hope it will provide
light and minimise the risk of elongation a great deal of publicity for us within the
or malformation in the pups appearance. community.
Tilting the parent plant on its side so that the At Octobers meeting we will be cel-
pup is vertical may also help. ebrating our second anniversary and as Alan
4. Sometimes it is best not to remove Freeman is our patron, we are planning to
pups at all. Many bromeliads look better in have a special day by trying to "ll our hall
clumps; and, small, stoloniferous ones (such with as many beautiful Freeman hybrids as
as many miniature neoregelias can look very possible. If you have any, we would love
appealing in a basket or rockery. In such you to join us.
cases, only remove the old, and dead, parent We meet every first Sunday of the
plants. month (except January) at 2.00PM in the SDA
5. Billbergias make very good hanging church hall at 56 Hunter St. Brassall, 4305.
container specimens. They can also be tied
onto the fork of a tree or large shrub. Hohenbergia
Ipswich & Districts leopoldo-horstii
(by Bob Reilly)
Bromeliad Society
This plant is one of the nicest Hohen-
Inc. bergias (see image pg. 39). It grows better
The society is now in its second year. in North Queensland than it does for me in
It was announced by the outgoing president southern Queensland, but it is still a nice
at the February AGM that we had reached a plant, even if it does grow relatively slowly
membership of 75 and with more joining up here.
since then we certainly are growing. A brief description is:
After a change of executive and com- About 20, 6 to 8 cm wide, leaves form
mittee, we have a group of people working an open, vase-like shape around 40 cm high.
towards providing maximum opportunity The purple-black leaves are coated with
for members to learn about their absorbing silver scur"ng and have distinct spines. The
hobby in a relaxed, friendly and enjoyable in!orescence rises about 50 cm above the
environment. plants leaves and consists of a number of
The local Ipswich Horticultural Society small cones. The !owers petals are light
annual show has been won for the last two purple.
years by bromeliads, each time grown by our I grow the plant under 50% sarlon
very keen member, Margaret Dixon .Last shade cloth, as this seems to bring out the best
year she won with her Neo. Enhancement colour (the leaves turn almost black). I use a
variegata and this year Margaret won with her free draining potting mix, with a slow-release
lovely !owering Aechmea Shining Light. fertiliser added to it.

Pups Revisited FOREST DRIVE
(by Bob Reilly)
NURSERY
In the September-October 2007 edi-
Located at REPTON, South of Coffs
tion of Bromeliaceae, there was an article
Harbour, NSW
on vegetative propagation which highlighted
the desirability of never giving up on an old Specialising in species and varieties from
mother plant until all the leaves are gone. mostly imported stock
In that article, it showed a Guzmania
sanguinea Tricolor plant which did not have Tillandsias to Titillate even the most
many leaves left, but was forming another discerning fanciers
pup. That photo and another one taken in late Beautiful Vrieseas (including Silver
April 2008 appear on p. 39. species), Guzmanias,
The latter photo shows that the old Aechmeas, Neoregelias, etc.
mother has produced quite a few more pups. Visitors Welcome, Please Phone First
Alas, these may be the last, as only two leaves (02) 6655 4130
remain on the parent plant. Mail Order List - Send SAE
Peter Tristram, PO Box 55, Repton,
NSW, 2454
Bromeliad Seminar
5th July, 2008 BROMAGIC
at the Uniting Hall, 52 Merthyr Rd.,
New Farm,
BROMELIAD
9AM to 4PM,
Core Time 10AM to 3PM,
NURSERY
Pamela Koides, the owner of the 421 Hunchy Rd, Palmwoods 4555
Birdrock Tropicals nursery in the Unied Open to the Public
States, has agreed to be the keynote Wednesday to Saturday 10:00 4:30
speaker for this event. Pamela will be A wide range of Bromeliads including
giving one talk on Mexican tilandsias !rst release Neoregelia hybrids
in their habitat, and another on her
tillandsia hybrids. Web Site www.ozemail.com.
Both will be illustrated by digital au/~bromagic/
images (computerised slides). Pamela On-Site Sales: Bernd Ruta /
is an accomplished speaker, and is very Kirsty Kennedy 5478 8989
knowledgable about Tillandsias Wholesale: Keith Golinski
Bring your own lunch - 54450441

ring of windmills, its on to Gary and Connie
Pitmans garden, Regency Downs, to practice
Bus Trip - 23rd your putting on their manicured lawn, the
August 2008 - Details bromeliads reaching for the sky in all their
splendour and the ones peeking out from
under low growing shrubs. Walking leisurely
Departing Uniting Hall 52 Methyr
amongst gardens enhanced with sandstone.
Rd, New Farm 8.00AM, Pickup Palmdale
Shotting Centre, Logan Rd, Mt Gravatt
Morning tea provided,- bring your
8.15AM arrive back 4.30-5.00PM.
own lunch.
Our "rst stop for the day ill be the
Kholo Botanic Gardens for morning tea,
Price $20
then on to John and Joan Stevens at Laidley
Plants on sale
Heights under the canopy of palms, gum and
For further information contact:
cotton wood trees. An array of geraniums,
Ruth - 3208 0546 after 4 PM
succulents and a bonanza of bromeliads.
Bev - 3208 7417
After walking down the winding gravel
paths with the sound of birds and the whir-
Calendar of Events
24-30 June 2008 - World Bromeliad Conference No. 18 - Cairns, Australia. For further
details visit the event web site www.bromeliadsdownunder.com or contact the organizer
Lynn Hudson at lynnhudson@bromeliadsdownunder.com or contact Greg Aizlewood on
(07) 55461161 or if you prefer contact Lynn Hudson on phone (07) 40 533 913
5th July - Bromeliad Seminar - 9AM to 4PM, core time 10AM to 3PM, Pamela Koides,
the owner of the Birdrock Tropicals nursery in the Unied States, has agreed to be the key-
note speaker for this event. Bring your own lunch- see advert page 45
23rd August - BSQ Bus Trip - Departing Uniting Hall 52 Methyr Rd, New Farm
8.00AM, Pickup Palmdale Shotting Centre, Logan Rd, Mt Gravatt 8.15AM arrive back
4.30-5.00PM.- Price $20 - Plants on sale -For further information contact: Ruth - 3208
0546 after 4 PM or Bev - 3208 7417
11th October Stockade Nursery Open Day - 9-12 AM 70 Wades Road, Bellmere, Qld.
See add in Bromeliaceae for details
4th December - BSQ Christmas Party - Lakeside Gardens, Mt Cootha - Camella Room.
Because of the increasing numbers of members attending the party the management com-
mittee has decided that we should break with tradition with the choice of venue. Another
alteration will be the necessity to buy tickets in advance for the party because to aid the
caters in making sure the event is well supplied with food.
BROMADELAIDE 2009 - 2009 Easter weekend - see add in Bromeliaceae (Pg 36) for
details
GENERAL MEETINGS of the Society are held on the 3rd Thursday of each month
except for December, at the Uniting Hall, 52 Merthyr Rd., New Farm, Brisbane, commenc-
ing 7.30 pm. Classes for beginners commence at 7.00 pm.

Plant of the Month Programme for 2008
FEBRUARY: Ananus, Intergeneric Plants, Tillandsias and Full-sun Neoregelias.
MARCH: Cryptanthus, Tillandsias, Full-sun Aechmeas and Canistrums
APRIL: Cryptanthus, Tillandsias
MAY: Spotted Neoregelias, Orthophytums, Tillandsias and Variegated
Bromeliads
JUNE: Alcantareas, Foliage Vrieseas, Dyckias, Hechtias and Asterias
JULY: Billbergias, Pitcairnias, Cerepegias, Hoyas, Nidulariums and Agaves.
AUGUST: Billbergias, Foliage Vrieseas, Catopsis and Miniature Neoregelias.
SEPTEMBER: Billbergias and Guzmanias.
OCTOBER: Vrieseas, Neoregelias, Nidulariums, Guzmanias and Crassulaceae.
NOVEMBER: Not often seen Bromeliads and Succulents
Competition Schedule for 2008

Novice, Intermediate and Advanced in each Class of the Mini-Shows and in the Popular Vote.
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 Mature (!owering) Bromeliad - species and hybrids.
February : POPULAR VOTE: Any Genus species or hybrid, Novelty Bromeliad Display
March: POPULAR VOTE: Any Genus species or hybrid, Novelty Bromeliad Display
April: MINI-SHOW
Class 1:Bromelioideae not listed elsewhere in the schedule species and hybrids.
Class 2: Guzmania - species and hybrids
Class 3: Pitcairnia and Pepinia - species and hybrids
May: POPULAR VOTE: Any Genus species or hybrid, Novelty Bromeliad Display
June: POPULAR VOTE: Any Genus species or hybrid, Novelty Bromeliad Display
July: MINI-SHOW
Class 1: Billbergia - species and hybrids
Class 2: Tillandsioideae not listed elsewhere in the schedule species and hybrids.
Class 3: Neoregelia - species and hybrids up to 200mm diameter when mature.
August: POPULAR VOTE: Any Genus species or hybrid, Novelty Bromeliad Display
September: POPULAR VOTE: Any Genus species or hybrid, Novelty Bromeliad Display
October: MINI-SHOW
Class 1: Neoregelia - species and hybrids over 200mm diameter when mature.
Class 2: Tillandsia - species and hybrids.
Class 3: Pitcairnioideae not listed elsewhere in the schedule species and hybrids.
November: POPULAR VOTE: Any Genus species or hybrid, Novelty Bromeliad Display
Note 1: Class 4 in each Mini Show schedule provides for any !owering bromeliad that
would not be in its prime for the appropriate Mini Show.
Note 2: Class 1 (April), Class 2 (July) and Class 3 (October) provide for plants from
these subfamilies not elsewhere included in the Mini Show schedule.

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VOLUME XLII - No. 2 - MAR/APR 2008

Front Cover: Ae. Shining Light Photo by Ross Stenhouse

Bromeliaceae 2 Mar/Apr 2008

Important things to remember to do:

Books For Sale

Bromeliaceae 3 Mar/Apr 2008

Image from inside of the leaf

Bromeliaceae 4 Mar/Apr 2008

Bromeliaceae 5 Mar/Apr 2008

Bromeliaceae 6 Mar/Apr 2008

Bromeliaceae 7 Mar/Apr 2008

Bromeliaceae 8 Mar/Apr 2008

Bromeliaceae 9 Mar/Apr 2008

Ae. chantinii Stripes on Stripes

Tillandsia Pat Coutts

Bromeliaceae 10 Mar/Apr 2008

Bromeliaceae 11 Mar/Apr 2008

Green tree snake in broms - photo Helen Moriarty

Bromeliaceae 12 Mar/Apr 2008

Bromeliaceae 13 Mar/Apr 2008

Crypt. fosterianus hybrid

Bromeliaceae 14 Mar/Apr 2008

Bromeliaceae 15 Mar/Apr 2008

Guz. sanguinea (small form)

Bromeliaceae 16 Mar/Apr 2008

Bromeliaceae 17 Mar/Apr 2008

Guz. Marina Guz. Hilde

Bromeliaceae 18 Mar/Apr 2008

Bromeliaceae 19 Mar/Apr 2008

Vr. michaelii Vr. Pinkert

Bromeliaceae 20 Mar/Apr 2008

Bromeliaceae 21 Mar/Apr 2008

Neo. Painted Lady x Magni"ca

Floral Display by Cheryl Basic Neo. Focus

Neotanthus Fire Foam Guz. Ice Cream

Bromeliaceae 22 Mar/Apr 2008

Bromeliaceae 23 Mar/Apr 2008

Billbergia Afterglow Billbergia Strawberry

Bromeliaceae 25 Mar/Apr 2008

Bromeliaceae 26 Mar/Apr 2008

Catopsis sessili!ora Canistrum qeidelli

Bromeliaceae 27 Mar/Apr 2008

Bromeliaceae 28 Mar/Apr 2008

Dickia Blacktracker unreg

Bromeliaceae 29 Mar/Apr 2008

Bromeliaceae 30 Mar/Apr 2008

Bromeliaceae 31 Mar/Apr 2008

Bromeliaceae 32 Mar/Apr 2008

Bromeliaceae 33 Mar/Apr 2008

Til. punctulata Guz. Gwendolyn

Bromeliaceae 35 Mar/Apr 2008

Reserve Champion Dyckia Black We have a new member in the USA.

Bromeliaceae 36 Mar/Apr 2008

Til. crocata Orange form Neo. Flandria

Vr. Gold Fish Vr. Favorite

Vr. Fairest unreg Neo. Playball

Bromeliaceae 37 Mar/Apr 2008

Bromeliaceae 38 Mar/Apr 2008

Quesnelia edmundoi var. rubrobracteata

Guzmania sanguinea Tricolor pups.

Bromeliaceae 39 Mar/Apr 2008

Front Cover: Ae. Shining Light Photo by Ross Stenhouse

Ae. chantinii Stripes on Stripes

Tillandsia Pat Coutts

Guz. Marina Guz. Hilde

Vr. michaelii Vr. Pinkert

Neo. Painted Lady x Magni"ca

Floral Display by Cheryl Basic Neo. Focus

Neotanthus Fire Foam Guz. Ice Cream

Billbergia Afterglow Billbergia Strawberry

Dickia Blacktracker unreg

Til. punctulata Guz. Gwendolyn

Reserve Champion Dyckia Black We have a new member in the USA.

Til. crocata Orange form Neo. Flandria

Vr. Gold Fish Vr. Favorite

Vr. Fairest unreg Neo. Playball

Guzmania sanguinea Tricolor pups.

Ae. Felicity unreg Ae. fasciata