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Gold Coast Succulent & Bromeliad Society Inc.

November - December 2019 # 6

BROMLINK

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Front cover feature: Mammillaria hahniana – Peter & Noreen Wright entry in the July 2019 Popular Vote Competition

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Advertising Rates 2 Popular Vote Competition 2019 9

Current Volunteers 3 What’s New 12

President’s Page 4 New Bromeliad Registration 13

Upcoming Speakers & Events 5 Back to Basics 14

Memberships Due 2020 5 Mammillaria 15

Produce Table 6 Editor’s Notes 17

Member Plant Selling 7 Did You Know ? 18

Hello from South Africa 9 New & Renewing members 19

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CONTENTS

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www.gcsbs.org.au https://www.facebook.com/groups/GCSBS/

Gold Coast Succulent & Bromeliad Society Inc. (GCSBS) PO Box 452, Helensvale Plaza, QLD 4215

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

President John Hodgkinson gcsbs.president@gmail.com Phone: 0418 623 202

Vice President Merv Druker gcsbs.vp@gmail.com

Secretary Chris Aisbett gcsbs.secretary@gmail.com

Assistant Secretary Diane Monk

Treasurer Shane Weston gcsbs.treasurer@gmail.com

Other Committee Members Noreen Wright, Peter Wright, Kay Carroll, John Carroll, True Grant & Wendy Perske

SUPPORT TEAM

Bromlink Editor gcsbs.bromlink@gmail.com

Member Services Shane Weston gcsbs.memberships@gmail.com

Onsite Meet & Greet Diane Monk & Kath Henderson

Competition Convenors True Grant & Noreen Wright

Onsite Sales Coordinator Wendy Perske

Onsite Sales Table Plan & Bookings

Jen Burrows gcsbs.sales@gmail.com

Onsite Sales Team Various volunteers each month Barcodes: Silvia Nelson & Heather Condon

Onsite Sales Support (Security) Graeme Synold, Rob Kelly & John Carroll

Offsite Sales Coordinators Peter & Noreen Wright, Wendy Perske & Mike & Silvia Nelson

Kitchen Coordinator Suzann Baker

Librarian Tania Barter

Raffle & Plant Minding Julie Burnett & Janette Fowler

Internet Administrator Shane Weston

Publicity Officer Shane Weston / Jen Burrows

Patron Bobby Powell

Life Members

Narelle Aizlewood, Graham Besgrove, John Catlan, Genny Catlan, Wendy Hansen, Mary Nicholson & Neville Ryan

Current Volunteers

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President’s Page ….. Welcome to 2020 and the last issue of Bromlink for 2019. I hope that you had a relaxing, refreshing and rewarding Christmas and New Year period. I hope also that you and your family and friends were not personally affected by the bushfires that have been so destructive over such a wide area of Australia, and that, if your friends or family have been affected, that they will recover as quickly as possible so that they can continue with their lives.

2019 was a very hot and very dry year for most of us. I hope that you have been able to keep your plants alive. I have lost a few bromeliads; I don’t have proper shade houses and I have a small suburban block, so I can’t move them very far to try to find a better situation for them. On the other hand, my succulents are doing very well – so that is something positive.

2020 will be another activity filled year for the GCSBS. Nothing as major as the conference that we staged in 2019, but we will still be busy. Two shows at Carrara, shopping centre sales, maybe a bus trip or two, our monthly meetings with the various activities that happen in the hall every month – all of that will fill 2020. If you have any suggestions for other events or activities that we can organise, please contact me or anyone on the committee and we’ll see what we can do.

Please enjoy your club in 2020. Help us to help make the GCSBS a great place to be in 2020.

On a less joyful note, I have to tell you that this will be the last issue of Bromlink that True Grant will edit for us. We all owe her a huge vote of thanks for the effort that she has put into her role as Editor. She has filled every issue – 6 each year! – with news and information about the GCSBS and other related societies, with interesting and helpful articles about bromeliads and succulents, with photos from our events and with notices about upcoming events. The role of Editor is critical to our communication with our members, many of whom cannot attend every meeting. True has been an excellent communicator. Her production style is welcoming and easy to read, accessible and concise. Thank you True for all the work that you have put into producing our Bromlink. I know that you will have a very busy 2020 at home and I and all GCSBS members wish you and Bob all the best. John Hodgkinson

Photo: Tillandsia recurvifolia var. subsecundifolia Nev Ryan – Aug Comp

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Events & Upcoming Speakers for our General Meetings 2020

Jan 25 General Meeting Main Event: Annual Quiz with Jeanette Henwood Feature Event: ‘Broms in Space’ – a look at bromeliads in the online world with Jen Burrows Popular Vote Competition Plants of the Month: Catopsis, Hohenbergia, Neoregelia & any succulent Feb 22 General Meeting Main Event: ‘The Five Step, Fool’s Guide to Really Excellent Alcantarea Culture’ – presented by John Bythe Feature Event: ‘Pupping & Potting Bromeliads’ – a back to basics session on the when, why & how of de-pupping & re-potting bromeliads, led by Greg & Narelle Aizlewood Popular Vote Competition Plants of the Month: Alcantarea, Billbergia & any succulent Mar 28 General Meeting Main Event: ‘My Secrets to Growing Beautiful Foliage Vrieseas’ – presented by George Stamatis Feature Event: ‘An Introduction to Lithops’ – with Alfonso & Gilda Trudu Popular Vote Competition Plants of the Month: Tillandsia, Vriesea & any succulent

April 4 & 5 Carrara Autumn Spectacular – more information next Bromlink

Memberships 2020

Memberships were due for renewal on 30th September 2019 & lapsed after the 31st December 2019.

Membership application forms are available at the Members’ Service Desk at General Meetings, online on our website (gcsbs.org.au) or contact Shane Weston at gcsbs.Memberships@gmail.com.

Note from Shane Weston: This will be your last Bromlink if your membership lapsed on 31 Dec 2019. If you have not renewed your membership for 2020 or if you are unsure of your membership status or simply want to renew please contact Shane Weston at GCSBS.Memberships@gmail.com or on 0408 247 208.

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Produce Table

Following on from Narelle Aizlewood’s successful venture, we are pleased to announce we will continue the produce table every month. This has proven to be a great fundraiser for our society and we thank you all for your support.

But I still need you!

If you are into crafts, be it jam making, sewing, knitting or paper craft like me, I would love your donations. Maybe you have an excess of passion fruit or tomatoes growing, or perhaps too much parsley or basil ? Bring in a little bag for us to sell. It doesn’t need to be a lot, and people will be really grateful to have fresh produce.

At the October meeting Bruce Condon bought in a few dozen bags of avocados and this alone raised over $100, which is a wonderful contribution to our society. Thank you so much Bruce and Heather.

Maybe you even have items gifted to you that you do not want. Regift them onto us so we can find them a new home and continue to raise funds for your society. Greg and Narelle have, over the last few years, donated hundreds of old bromeliad journals and these have proven to be very popular. Perhaps you have some of these that are no longer needed lying around at home. Bring them in, someone else would love to read them. You could also in fact have some old bromeliad or succulent books you don’t read anymore or are downsizing and want to get rid of some of them. Well bring them in too and I will do my best to get them a new home.

Everyone is good at something, so have a think about what you are good at and how you

can contribute.

Please note though, if you are making jams or chutneys or other food goods, Australian

food standards declare we must list all ingredients on the label. If this is a problem email me

or ring me ahead of time and I will do the labels up for you.

Please continue to support our little produce table. It’s a unique idea and helps us stand out

beside other bromeliad and plant societies. Many people, both members and visitors, often

comment to me how they enjoy taking home something homemade.

Thank you

Rosie Kelly (Phone 0408 526 438)

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MEMBER PLANT SELLING

Feedback from Plant Stewards in this last year suggests it is timely to have member plant sellers review their practices.

It has been noticed that the presentation, quality & even ethics associated with selling plants has diminished in 2019. Of course this is not all sellers consistently throughout the year. What we would like every seller to be aware of are the selling guidelines you are bound by, namely;

All plants offered for sale, display or competition etc. are to meet the following requirements:

a) Potted plants are to be established and rooted in a clean plant pot of reasonable size.

b) Plants such as Tillandsias may be attached to a suitable epiphytic mount.

c) Plants or offsets sold bare-rooted should be free of soil or potting mix and have their roots wrapped in suitable material to avoid mix being spilt on the floor (e.g. plastic).

d) Plants must be completely drained and emptied of water and are to be clean and free of disease or infestation of pests.

There is to be no scale, either pin spot, black or brown on the plants. Main stewards have the authority to remove any such plants from the sales tables if deemed to be ‘Not Suitable for Sale.’

e) Plants and mix must be free of Fire Ants or Fire Ant material. Where plants are grown or stored in a Fire Ant treatment area, sellers must declare this status to the Gold Coast Succulent and Bromeliad Society, Inc. (GCSBS). All sellers must comply with current Qld Fire Ant Legislation and supply certification if appropriate. Members with plants originating in a Fire Ant treatment area who do not comply with this requirement or State Government Act for the control of Fire Ants will be banned from selling plants. A copy of rules and regulations can be found at:http://www.daff.qld.gov.au/plants/weeds-pest-animals-ants/invasiveants/fire-ants.

f) Plants must be labelled with the correct GCSBS barcode label which is to be clearly placed on each pot or mount.

g) Barcode labels can only be printed at General Meetings and are to be purchased at least one meeting before they are required.

h) Plants are to be tagged with a durable label showing at least the plant’s genus and species name, cultivar name or hybrid name.

i) Prices of plants are set at the discretion of the seller and are to be set in multiples of $1.00.

j) Prices may not be changed after sales have commenced.

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Also of concern is the unethical practice of sellers buying and on selling plants. While the guidelines for selling stipulate a plant must be owned by the seller for a minimum of 3 months prior to selling, we should be aware that the selling of plants should be based upon the principle of allowing members to sell their own excess plants. Selling plants at a GCSBS event should not be seen as a way to make a living or a quick return on investment. We are a hobbyist group first and foremost.

And lastly the practice of sellers buying before an event opening. This has led to questions regarding missing plants and whether plants held under tables were actually paid for. At the recent Carrara Spring Spectacular a seller reported that 5 of their plants were unaccounted for. So if we had a professional security guard on the exit, we wonder whether some other seller may have either stored these under their table (meaning to pay for them when sales were open and consequently forgot to pay) or the plants may have been inadvertently taken when packing up after the event. Either way, we believe it is vital that sellers present their sales’ purchases for checkout processing and payment immediately they decide upon a purchase. No storing of plants under table should occur. Or you can discuss with the seller that you are taking a plant(s) and will run them through checkout as soon as possible. There are also plant minding facilities available to us all.

As was stated, these observations do not apply to all sellers at all times throughout the year. But still, it is timely that all sellers take stock of their actions in this area as we move into 2020. This will help us improve the overall quality of the plants on sale, thus lifting the standard for both the buyer and the seller & therefore increasing the image of the club.

Photo right: Kath Henderson sent in this photo for the Bromlink for Christmas 2019. Thank you Kathleen. Although we are past Christmas, the humour of the photo is well worth enjoying into the New Year 2020.

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Hello from South Africa Our TV news shows heart-breaking pictures and stories of the devastating fires that have been raging across Australia for months, as well as the soaring temps and wind. Just last night it was said that the situation had worsened and the army had been called in for assistance. It has been on my mind to tell you all that you have been and are constantly on my mind. I think of all the fire fighters and their families too. Loss of life, homes, pets, wildlife, vegetation and your plants, so tragic. Please be safe. Let this tragic nightmare come to an end. Hugs Lyn Wegner (Editor: Lyn Wegner, who lives in South Africa, is President of the Bromeliad Society International.)

Popular Vote Competition July – September 2019

Results July 2019

Bromeliads Open 1st Ron Jell & Barbara McCune with Tillandsia bulbosa 2nd Barry Kable with Aechmea ‘Zeta’ (photo right) 3rd Jennifer Laurie with Neoregelia ‘Ray’s Black Knight’ Bromeliads Novice 1st Ian Cairns with Encholirium species 2nd Amanda Barbe with xSincorphytum ‘Blaze’ 3rd Gilda & Alfonso Trudu with Tillandsia ‘Pacific Blue’ Aechmea ‘Zeta’ – Barry Kable 2nd July Competition

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Succulents Open 1st Ian Cairns with Astrophytum asterias 2nd Peter & Noreen Wright with Mamillaria carmenae cristata 3rd Peter & Noreen Wright with Mamillaria hahniana Succulents Novice 1st Suz Baker with Euphorbia stenoclada Spineless 2nd Ron Jell & Barb McClune with Cleistocactus strausii Crest 3rd Alyssa Luck with Mammillaria senilis var. albiflora ‘Prickly Possum Garden’ - Jen Burrows 2nd July Competition Decorative Container 1st Alyssa Luck with ‘The Great Barrier Reef’ 2nd Jen Burrows with “Prickly Possum Garden’ 3rd Carmon Burke with Cryptanthus ‘Elaine’ 3rd Gilda & Alfonso Trudu with Cryptanthus in hanging frame

Results August 2019

Bromeliads Open 1st Jen Burrows with xSincoregelia ‘Gary Hendrix’ 2nd Barb McCune & Ron Jell with Tillandsia juncea 3rd True Grant with Aechmea pectinata Mammillaria zeilmanniana – Ian Cairns 2nd August Competition Bromeliads Novice 1st Nev Ryan with Tillandsia recurvifolia var. subsecundifolia 2nd Suz Baker with Orthophytum ‘Copper Penny’ 3rd Ian Cairns with Orthophytum ‘Brunswick’

Succulents Open 1st Barbara McCune with Mamillaria elongata 2nd Ian Cairns with Mammillaria zeilmanniana 3rd Pete Wright with Echeveria corderoi Photo bottom right: ‘The Great Barrier Reef’ – Alyssa Luck - 1st July Competition

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Succulents Novice 1st Suz Baker with Euphorbia medusa 2nd Alysa Luck with Massiana marksiana 3rd Suz Baker with Agave potatorum Decorative Container 1st Keryn Simpson & Dave Boudier with Basket in Frame 2nd Gavin Braden with Tillandsia 3rd Alysa Luck with Haworthia Results September 2019

Photo top right: xSincoregelia ‘Gary Hendrix’ - Jen Burrows 1st August Competition Bromeliads Open 1st Ron Jell & Barbara McCune with Vriesea ‘Gracie’ 2nd Wendy Perske with Tillandsia species 3rd Wendy Perske with Neoregelia ‘Mister Odean’

Bromeliads Novice 1st Jeanette Henwood with Tillandsia curvifolia subsecundis 2nd Suz Baker with Vriesea ‘Lavender Lovely’ 3rd Suz Baker with Vriesea ‘Mauna Kea‘ x ‘Speckles’ Succulents Open 1st Barbara McCune with Rhipsalis 1st Peter & Noreen Wright with Mammillaria species 3rd Ian Cairns with Mammillaria zeilmanniana

Succulents Novice 1st Alyssa Luck with Aeonium tabuliforme 2nd Alyssa Luck with Euphorbia flanaganii 3rd Alyssa Luck with Gymnocalycium mihanovichii variegated Photo bottom right: Tillandsia bulbosa Barb McCune - 1st July Competition Decorative Container 1st Alyssa Luck with ‘Seaworld’ 2nd Ron Jell with ‘These are a Few of my Favourite Things’. 3rd Jeanette Henwood with Orthophytums.

The Popular Vote Competition will begin again on 25th January 2020.

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What’s New New genus Karawata by Derek Butcher, Sept. 2019

This new genus was created by J. Marciel et al. in Systematic Botany 44(3): 519–535. 2019. Phylogenetics work revealed that Aechmea subg. Chevaliera is not a monophyletic group (Editor: group of organisms descended from a common evolutionary ancestor or ancestral group, especially one not shared with any other group). Seven species previously assigned to the subgenus form a clade with strong statistical support and in sister position to morphologically distinct members of other genera. Morphological and phylogenetic evidence segregates these seven species in a new genus named Karawata, which requires the following new combinations: Karawata depressa, Karawata gustavoi, Karawata hostilis, Karawata multiflora, Karawata nigribracteata, Karawata prasinata, and Karawata saxicola. These days the trend seems to be to create new genera rather than trying to solve the problem at sub-genus level. This in turn creates problems with naming of man-made hybrids. In this case a quick check of the BSI Bromeliad Cultivar Register has revealed that none of the 7 taxa have been reported as parents. All named have impressive inflorescences but are large plants and take many years to flower which may be the cause of reluctance of breeders to hybridise them. Editor: The Karawata listed above are endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.

Aechmea saxicola Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest

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Recent Registration of Billbergia ‘Tallegalla Kipalaujah’

Doug Cross from QLD has recently registered his hybrid Billbergia ‘Tallegalla Kipalaujah’ on the BSI Bromeliad Cultivar Register.

This is a cross between Billbergia ‘Hallelujah’ and Billbergia ‘Kip’. Billbergia ‘Kip’ is one of Grace Goode’s 1974 hybrids which she named after one of her lovely dogs.

With Grace’s recent passing this is a fitting time for Doug to proceed with registration of this hybrid.

Below is a photo of Doug presenting Grace with Billbergia ‘Tallegalla Kipalaujah’ at her 100th Birthday celebrations.

(Editor: Doug – you are sure challenging us with the spelling of your beautiful billbergia!)

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Back to Basics What is a Cultivar / Hybrid?

The cultivar is the basic grouping for cultivated varieties. The word was coined by L. H. Bailey in 1923 and is now commonly used. Their naming is governed by the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (ICNCP), the current version of which was published in 2016. This is a separate system to that used for wild plants, the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICNB).

By cultivated plants is meant plants raised in cultivation which differ sufficiently from their wild ancestors or, if taken into cultivation from the wild, are worthy enough of distinction from wild populations for horticultural purposes to merit special names.

Plants that can be considered as cultivars include:

• deliberate hybrids (species x species / species x hybrid / hybrid x hybrid) • accidental hybrids in cultivation • selection from existing cultivated stock • selection from variants within a wild population and maintained as a recognisable

entity solely by continued propagation (natural hybrids + distinctive species forms from the wild)

The Bromeliad Cultivar Register (Bromeliad Society International) includes all of the above in its register. So a hybrid is a cultivar but not all cultivars are hybrids.

Photo top right: Tillandsia ‘Dura Flor’ which is a natural hybrid discovered in Panama by RL Frasier – registered in 1992.

Photo bottom right: Quesnelia ‘Rafael Oliveira’ which is a variegated form of Quesnelia marmorata found by Rafael Oliveira in the wild in Bananeiras, near Silva Jardim, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1995 - named by Chester Skotak. It is a sport of Q. marmorata.

What is a Sport ? A sport is a type of cultivar that is a visible genetic mutation that results from a faulty chromosomal replication. The results of the mutation are a segment of the plant that is distinctly different from the parent plant in both appearance & genetics & occurs in bromeliads when the offset is visibly different from the mother plant. It occurs in cultivated plants & in the wild. Examples of a bromeliad sport are Aechmea ‘Reverse Ensign’ which is a sport of Aechmea ‘Ensign’ & Q. ‘Rafael Oliveira’ as above.

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Cultural Notes-Mammillaria

Ben Vedelago

Photo above left: The bright red seed pods of Mammillaria prolifera are in strong contrast with the pale

yellow flowers

Photo above right: Mammillaria guelzowiana can have deep carmine-pink flowers between 5 and 7 cm in diameter and is possibly one of the largest flowered species.

The name Mammillaria is derived from the Latin word 'mamma' in reference to the nipple-like tubercles covering the plant body and which can contain a milky sap.

The genus was established in 1812 by Adrian Hardy Haworth but the first Mammillaria (M. mammillaris) was described by Linnaeus as Cactus mammillaris in 1753.

Around 200 species are recognized, making the genus one of the largest in the cactus family.

Species are native to Mexico with some from south-western USA and a few more from South America and the West Indies.

They are a very diverse group of plants but are mostly globose or ball-shaped growing either solitary or in clumps.

The average size of a mature clump is around 150- 200 mm in diameter and around 200 mm high but some clumps can reach over 1 m in diameter.

The spines may be stiff and stout, few or many, bristle like, hair like or pectinate (comb-like) and come in a wide range of colours.

In the axils there may be wool or bristles or both or neither.

Flowers come· from second year growth in the axils

and usually form a ring near the top of the stem.

Photo: Distribution of Mammillaria (after Pilbeam, 1999)

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Photo above left: A deep yellow, 3cm diameter flower of

Mammillaria beneckei

Photo above right: his Mammillaria hahniana shows the ring of flowers near the top of the stem, which is typical

of most species in the genus.

They are normally small, approx. 5 mm in

diameter although a few species have larger

showy flowers standing on long tubes above

the plant.

Pink, yellow and white are the usual colours

of the flowers but a few species have red or

even green flowers.

In many cases the petals have a darker mid-

stripe. The fruits are tube-like in red or deep

pink and are edible.

Most species are shallow rooted and won't

need really deep pots.

If plants have tap roots they will soon push

themselves out of the pot and it will be

necessary to repot them into a deeper pot. Photo above: the aptly named Mammillaria

longimamma has very long tubercles and 4 to 6 cm diameter lemon-yellow flowers.

Clustering species should have at least 2 fingers width of airspace between the plant

and the edge of the pot.

Water once a week in the warmer months (late in the afternoon) and every 3-4

weeks in the mornings during the cooler months.

Water around the base of the plant and avoid overhead water as it could get down in

between the individual heads and cause rot.

Propagation is either by seed or cutting. Clusters are easily propagated by offsets. One

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can usually pull them away, however if they're more strongly attached they need to be cut away at the narrowest point. Once cut it pays to use a fungicide.

A few species can be propagated from tubercles.

Mealy bug, root-mealy bug, spider mites and scale are the main pests. A systemic

insecticide is most effective for pest control but take all the normal precautions.

Their small size and ease of growing in general has made them arguably the most

popular cactus genus for beginners.

Further Reading

Anderson, E.F. 2001. The Cactus Family. Timber Press: Portland, USA.

Hunt, D., Taylor, N. and Charles, G. 2006. The New Cactus Lexicon. 2 vols. dh books: England.

Pilbeam, J. 1999. Mammillaria. Cactus File Handbook 6. Cirio Publishing: Southampton.

Photo above left: The large, showy flowers of Mammillaria fraileana are up to 2.5 cm in diameter

Photo above right: The deep red, almost black hooked spines of Mammillaria bombycine contrast strongly with the white radial spines.

This article is reprinted from ‘Dinteranthus’ (The Cactus and Succulent Society of Queensland Inc.) Volume 29, part 3, August 2017 with the kind permission of the authors.

Editor’s Notes ➢ I have used some photos from the FCBS & the BCR websites for educational

purposes only. ➢ Thank you Kathleen for sending in your photo. ➢ It is with regret that I am no longer able to edit the Bromlink. I have so enjoyed my

time as editor; however I need to concentrate more fully on my nursery business for the next year or so. The GCSBS committee will be appointing a new editor in the near future. The Jan-Feb 2020 edition will be out shortly.

➢ Very best wishes to you all for 2020.

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Did You Know?

Aechmea ‘Graceful’ (often mislabelled Aechmea gracilis)

Originally known as Aechmea gracilis until 1999 when Harry Luther introduced the true gracilis through Tropiflora. What was being grown & sold under this name was really a small form of Aechmea organensis

= Aechmea ‘Graceful’.

Photo right: Aechmea ‘Graceful’

Neoregelia ‘Deroose’s Medusa’ This neoregelia is a spineless form of Neoregelia 'Meyendorffii' named by Deroose (Belgium) - not to be confused with Neoregelia 'Medusa' by Hendrix. It was originally in the Bromeliad Cultivar Register as 'Medusa' but name amended to ‘Deroose’s Medusa’ to differentiate from the Hendrix 'Medusa'. Photos right: Neoregelia ‘Deroose’s Medusa’

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Nidularium camposportoi (previously campos-portoi) The hyphens are being removed from many names including Nidularium camposportoi.

Photo right: Nidularium camposportoi

Welcome to new members: Aubrey MEISE, Jayde WINDUS

Welcome to renewing members: Amanda BARBE, Prue BARTELS, Cath BERRIMAN, Paul BORLAND, Dave BOUDIER, Gavin BRADEN, Mal & Michelle CAMERON,, Harvey COOPER-PRESTON, Richard & Diane CORNALE, Beverley DURRANT, Stephen EARDLEY, Cynthia EARL, Alan & Roz ELDER, Shirley GRANT, Craig & Sharon HALL, Maureen HAYDEN, Barry KABLE, Alyssa LUCK, Greg MACLEOD, John & Patricia MACRAE, Sabina MITCHELL, Gai MORROW, Natasha MUSCH, Brad PRESTWICH, Emina RADMILOVIC, Peter, Leanne & Nathan SCHROEDER, Keryn SIMPSON, Peter TRISTRAM, John & Brenda WATSON John WILLIAMSON

Echeveria corderoi – Peter Wright Neoregelia ‘Purple Star Marginated’ – Keryn Simpson & Dave Boudier

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UPCOMING SHOPPING CENTRE DISPLAY & SALES EVENTS 2020 events will be in the next Bromlink

Members with 3 or more months' membership can add their name to the list of sellers for any of the above venues and dates. This register (Event Bookings) is available at the Member Services

Desk at each monthly general meeting. Of course there are certain guidelines to be followed when representing us at these venues. For more information please contact Shane Weston – Member

Services.

The aims of the society are:

(A) To stimulate interest in the conservation, and to promote the culture and development of succulents and bromeliads.

(B) To acquire and disseminate information regarding these plants and to encourage their production and propagation.

(C) To ban totally from our collection any such plants which become noxious.

(D) To enlighten members and the public on the dangers of cultivating certain noxious species.

(E) To give exhibitions, arrange field days, and other events, and to make such publications as are deemed desirable.

(F) To associate, affiliate or otherwise join or connect ourselves with similar bodies or societies.

(G) To make seeds and plants available to members under the control of the Society.

(H) To foster family membership and members.

New members see page 19Dale; Mickey Farrell; Sandy James; Christina Yeomans; Arno King; John & Alison Grice

Stephen EARDLEY