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The objects of the society are to encourage the cultivation and study of bromeliads grown indoors or outdoors and in particular - (a) To promote discussion and arrange instruction on cultivation, propagation and control of diseases. (b) To provide a library for members. (c) To assist members to identify plants. (d) To make awards for outstanding new bromeliads. (e) To hold shows or public exhibitions. (f) To promote the distribution of bromeliads amongst members by exchange, purchase and sale, and to encourage the importation of new plants. (9) To affiliate with any Society or other body, and to do such things as may be deemed necessary or desirable in the furtherance of these objects. (h) To accept affiliation from other Societies having similar objects. MEETINGS Held on the FOURTH Tuesday of each month except December, 'at Greyfriars Church Hall, 544 Mt. Eden Road, Auckland at 7:30pm. MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS New Zealand NZ$20.00 Ordinary NZ$ 5.00 Associate (same household) Overseas A$30.00 Australia US$20.00 United States and other overseas Send all payments to the Treasurer, Peter Waters, 22 Halfmoon Rise, Bucklands Beach, AUCKLAND. CORRESPONDENCE All general correspondence should be sent to the Secretary, Bromeliad Society of New Zealand, 33 Marsden Avenue, Mt. Eden, AUCKLAND. 4. FRONT COVER Aechmea flavorosea A very upright plant, with leaves 60cm long, 6-7cm wide and black spines 4-5mm long. The lower layer of leaves spread. A deep crinkle appears half way up the leaves. The scape, floccose, with serrulate pale pink bracts tightly against the scape, horizontal serrulate pink bracts under the inflorescence, which is 15cm above the leaves in a dense ovoid, branched 12cm panicle, 12cm tall, yellow petals. The flower spike is in colour for up to six months. Native to Brazil, Graham Alderson grew this plant in a heated glasshouse in Rangiora. 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CONTENTS 4 5,6 From the President May meeting news Graham West Dave Anderson Grace Goode Kevin Schollum Christine Borlase 7,8 The shy bloomers 8 Bay of Plenty Bromeliad Group 9 Eastern Bay of Plenty Group 10 Vriesea Eden Glade Gerry Stansfield 10 From Derek Butcher 12,13 Propagation of bromeliads Len Trotman 15 In the glasshouse Graham Alderson 16 Seedbank Gerry Stansfield 19 Northland Bromeliad Group 20-22 An Auckland rainforest 23 Officers, journal and advertising COMING EVENTS JUNE 24"1 Northland Bromeliad Group - Trip to Exotica Tropica Gardens at Point Wells. 26th Auckland meeting, Greyfriars Hall at 7:30pm. Talk: Neoregelia carolinae and hybrids. Monthly plant competition: Nidulariums & canistropsis. Jacqui O’Connell Louise Joyce JULY 3" Deadline for copy for the July Journal. 11th Bay of Plenty Bromeliad Group — meeting at 1pm. Plant of the month: Any seedling bought at the club. 24th Auckland meeting, Greyfriars Hall at 7:30pm. 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It is disappointing that some of our older members are not feeling up to coming out these nights. We do hope to see them all back in the summer. We have had so much rain lately, in the Auckland area that it has created problems and now frosts where I am, straight on top. Remember that some bromeliads are tropical plants. We need to keep them as warm as possible. All my outside plants are covered with frostcloth. In my glasshouses, which are 4metres long, I light a sixty-cent candle each night. In the mornings when I open them up, it is 28°C. The candle lasts 10.5 hours. At the May meeting, bidding on the Silent Auction was not as keen. Perhaps there were plenty of good plants on the Trading tables. Graham ' BROM — A — WARRA 11TH — 15TH October 2001 THE 11TH AUSTRALIAN BROMELIAD CONFERENCE IT’S NOT TOO LATE! ‘ THE WEATHER SHOULD BE GREAT! THE PEOPLE WILL BE GREAT! YOU NEED A CHANGE OF SCENERY! THE PLANTS WILL BE DIFFERENT! THE PEOPLE WILL BE DIFFERENT! 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Even so it is great to see so many keen people interested in growing these spectacular plants. At the meeting the question was asked as to whether members would be interested in having weekend seminars. Although this question is probably more pertinent to those members who cannot attend the evening meetings, 30—40 people said yes, so the committee will proceed with this suggestion. Another matter that came up was library books. Members who have recently joined must get a senior or committee member to vouch for them when borrowing expensive, nonreplaceable books. Recently a new member borrowed the Baensch book/Bromagic video. After six months, the librarian was forced to visit her home in order to retrieve them. Peter Waters led the discussion on the Show & Tell plants. Neoregelia Sheer Joy was first with the owner wanting to know if this plant with red/purplish lightly speckled leaves was named correctly. This cultivar varies quite a bit and yes it was correct. Next was Neoregelia Orange Glow - commonly called this incorrectly. The true Neo. Orange Glow is strongly variegated whereas this plant had a plain light orange colour to the leaves. A person with Tillandsia punctulata wanted to know where to grow it. in Auckland it grows well outside in sun or shade. There were two Aechmea recurvata hybrids that had lanky deep green leaves — obviously growing in too much shade. Charles Allan, thirty or more years ago in Auckland, made quite a few of these unnamed hybrids that should be grown in full sun. Neo. Royal Hawaiian with broad, dark red/purple leaves and silver bands on the underside also wanted a name. The plant was growing as an epiphyte but would probably do much better growing in a pot. Peter had brought along two nidularium species — the small scheremetiewii with 15cm long leaves and also in full flower, Nidularium meeanum, with its beautifully coloured bright red and green bracts and blue petals. 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On dissecting the flower the next day, Peter has classn‘” ed it as Guzmania gloriosa The distinctive Canistropsis (Nidularium) billbergioides ‘Citron’, a pup of the lethally pointed leafed Aechmea distichantha and Aechmea racinae, known in the US as Christmas Jewels, were all identified. Further plants to be named were Neoregelias Charm or Freckle Face and a Catherine Wilson that had been growing in too low a light and was quite green. Next, a Billbergia distachia or a hybrid from it, and a large Neoregelia johannis or a hybrid from it. Again we had the plant that is named in New Zealand as Nidulan'um antoineanum that has as yet not been finally identified. Lastly, Aechmea fosteriana variegata, with Des Yeates wanting to know if this was the hybrid Bert. It was certainly brought into NZ some years ago as Ae. fosteriana variegata but the true fosteriana has black tips to its leaves that this one doesn’t have. COMPETITIONS Open flowering: 1St Andrew Steens (Guzmania sanguinea) and 2"" Chris Paterson (Guz. Mini Exodus). Also in competition were Billbergia Bobtail, Guzmania Marjan, Neoregelias Aussie Dream ‘Little Ol’, Spotted Delight, Royal Robe x concentrica, correia-araujoi, (carolinae x compacta) x macwilliamsii, Vn‘eseas corcovadensis and Bobbie. Open foliage: 1St Glenys Guild (Vriesea Snow King) and 2"d Gerry Stansfield (Neo. Orange Crush). Plus Neo.’s carolinae tricolor, Aussie Dream ‘Pink Delight', Kahala Dawn, Kahala Dawn Reverse, Roseo Lineata, Yin and a Bill. hybrid. Tillandsiaz1St Andrew Steens (T. stricta) 2"d Len Trotman (T. erubescens). Also shown- cyanea, Iatifolia major, ionantha, Iindenii, parryi, punctulata and Emilie. Plant of the month - Miniatures:1St Peter Waters (Neo. Small World No.1), also 2"d (Neo. punctatissima). Also shown — Neo.’s Glossy Print, Sugar & Spice, Sweetheart, ampullacea x zonata, Fireball x, sarmentosa x chlorosticta, Cryptanthus Marian Oppenheimer and Guzmania Mini Novice flowering: 1St Betty Goss (Nidularium Something Special) and 2“d Graham Foden (Til/andsia stand/eyl). Novice foliage: 1St David Goss (Aechmea oriandiana), 2"d Gay McDonald (Canistrum Leopardinum) Best plant of the month: Glenys Guild (Vriesea Snow King) Congratulations to all the winners. . Dave Anderson 6 mXO4_O> 4_~O.u_0>.. U_m.u..>< Q>Z0mzm . 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N THE SHY BLOOMERS Grace Goode ‘ ‘ Queensland The shy bloomers and those which don't flower at all! First and foremost - Aechmea ornata. I have grown it for fifteen years and not once has it rewarded me With a flower. The only one I have seen in bloom was grown by an East Brisbane member of the society. A rather spectacular flower and on the strength of its beauty, I persevered in the hope I, too, would be similarly rewarded. A formidable plant with dagger-like leaves, so to escape its barbs, I put it in a corner of the garden. atop a double brick wall, which divides a large block of units from my land. I thought it would deter dogs from walking along this wall, enjoying a feast of bromeliads. Aechmea ornata was most successful in this regard, but over the years grew to gargantuan size, spilling over the wall and upsetting the caretaker of the units. One day I found it had disappeared, pot, roots, plant and all. I can’t say I mourned its loss. Aechmea man'ae-reginae is another prickly monsterslts serrated leaves are more effective on human skin than any surgeon’s scalpel, and painless too. One becomes aware of the ondonIy when the blood flows! The point on the end of each leaf would do credit to any sharp-pointed instrument of torture. It does flower every four to five years, but alas, at our hottest time of the year. The heat burns the delicate pink bracts, so after a couple of days of glory, the beauty vanishes. After waiting years, it is an anticlimax. In my opinion it compares most unfavourably with Ae. pectinata. Perhaps Ae. mariae- reginae would withstand the high temperatures if grown in a shade or glasshouse with humidity, but mine have to grow in the open garden. Another big aechmea, which I have never flowered, is Ae. gigantea (in some collections as sphaerocephala). I am fond of this plant. Unlike Ae. mariae—reginae it does not spread out and take up a lot of valuable space but has an upright growth. 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I have retained Q. marmorata and Q. lateralis in my collection, considering them well worth a place. Q. marmorata for its shape and colour, and Q. lateralis for the incredible blue of the inflorescence. Pon‘ea petropolitana var. extensa now resides out on the footpath. It is a showy plant, but it grows too big for the confines of the garden. Ae. aquilega keeps it company, as it too, took up more than its fair share of room. Reprinted in part from Bromeletter, the Bromeliad Society of Australia Inc. BAY OF PLENTY BROMELIAD GROUP On May 20th on a fine but windy day approximately 22 people visited Trevor and Pam Signal’s place at Kawerau where they have several large houses of bromeliads and orchids. Pam seems to have gathered quite a collection now (thanks for the morning tea). Then on to Ross Ferguson in Whakatane wherte we saw a display of bromeliads in amongst his water features, followed by Sue and Ken Laurent’s garden where the steep paths leading down into the bush are lined with choice bromeliads. Lunch was followed by the Eastern BOP meeting which we sat in on. Altogether, it was a very enjoyable day. . The June 13th meeting was held on a cold wintry day with about thirty people present. There were quite a few items to be discussed re bus trips etc. On Saturday, July 28‘“, we are expecting a return visit from the Eastern BOP group. Show & Tell had a great many plants on display. Amongst them were: Neorege/ia olens ‘Vulcan’ x cruenta, Neo. Meyendorffii (variegata), Neo. Sweetheart, Aechmea Aztec Gold, Tillandsias neglecta and purpurea ‘Desert Star’. Plant of the Month (Aechmea nudicaulis) had many plants on show. 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The plants he passed around looked lovely and healthy but many of us newly hooked on bromeliads thought with trepidation of handling such tiny plants. He also spoke on cryptanthus, obviously a favourite plant of his and showed us a diverse range of these. The name, he told us, was a combination of two words meaning ‘hidden’ and ‘stars', very apt. He gave us much information on growing these plants in an easy to follow way — most appreciated. A range of display plants, from small flowered Australian dendrobiums through oncidium to laelia illustrated the diverse flower fonhs of orchids available at this time of year. But even these beauties can’t outdo the many colours and forms of the bromeliads. Aechmea Pink Rocket, Vriesea Splendriet and a lovely Neo. hybrid were amongst those displayed and much admired. Sue Laurent asked that any people who were not on our address list, leave their names for future contact, as it is hoped to make a garden visit to BOP soon. We broke for refreshments and for the four raffles to be drawn, concluding the afternoon with the well supplied sales table and a walk around the garden. The Laurent’s garden would do justice to an article of its own.‘ it falls away at the back of the house to a steep gully with native trees at the bottom. From the house, the view of the garden, looking down, is superb and letting the eye wander upward over the bush to the distant peak of Mt. Edgecumbe makes one think that this is surely the best way to view the plants. Until one ventures down. Behind a small level area with a water feature surrounded by bromeliads, paths lead backwards and forwards, down the hillside enticing the visitorjust a little further. Succulents and bromeliads of all descriptions abound and many other choice plants delight, conveniently at eye level. Christine Borlase. Next >