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Page 1 East London Bromeliad Society South Africa February 2019 East London Bromeliad Society South Africa Established: 25 July 2009 NEWS LETTER February 2019 Our aim is to promote and encourage awareness and interest in Bromeliads in East London and all of South Africa! ELBSSA is an Affiliated Society of Bromeliad Society International January Meeting We kicked off the year with a fabulous first meeting held at the home of Kobus and Annetjie Venter in Berea. 30 members and 9 visitors enjoyed a feast of succulents, cacti, orchids and of course Blooming Bromeliads and Tillandsia. Our chairman Dudley Reynolds welcomed everyone back after the long holiday break. Kobus is the orchid collector. He started collecting around 1972. He told us that it starts with one, then you collect more and more. When they went on their travels around South Africa, Annetjie started noticing the beautiful succulents and started collecting them as well. She is well known around East London as the creator of mini succulent gardens in bowls, which she makes from scratch herself. Nowadays they dont miss a nursery where there might be a chance of buying more succulents, from Uppington all the way to Richards Bay! Kobus is scaling back his orchid collection and Annetjie already has her eye on the space to make a bigger succulent and cacti garden! Their garden was a very popular entry in the Pam Golding Show Gardens of East London last year, it is a stunning collection of succulents, cacti, and a few bromeliads too, then t h e r e i s K o b u s s shadehouse with all his orchids plus quite a large amount of Tillandsia as well. Thank you so much Kobus and Annetjie for welcoming us into your home and garden and sharing your incredible passion for plants with all of us. Kobus and Annetjie Venter and some views of their amazing garden and plants! Below a hanging planter made out of 2 old fan covers! Next Meeting: Sunday 24th February at 2.00 for 2.30pm. To be hosted by Gale Kockjeu at 3 Greenan Street, Berea. Bring your mug, chair and a Tillandsia to show at the meeting.

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Page 1 East London Bromeliad Society South Africa February 2019

East London Bromeliad Society South Africa Established: 25 July 2009

NEWS LETTER February

2019

Our aim is to promote and encourage awareness and interest in Bromeliads in East London and all of South Africa!

ELBSSA is an Affiliated Society of Bromeliad Society International

January Meeting

We kicked off the year with a fabulous first meeting held

at the home of Kobus and Annetjie Venter in Berea. 30

members and 9 visitors enjoyed a feast of succulents,

cacti, orchids and of course Blooming Bromeliads and

Tillandsia. Our chairman Dudley Reynolds welcomed

everyone back after the long holiday break.

Kobus is the orchid collector. He started collecting

around 1972. He told us that it starts with one, then you

collect more and more. When they went on their travels

around South Africa, Annetjie started noticing the

beautiful succulents and started collecting them as well.

She is well known around East London as the creator of

mini succulent gardens in bowls, which she makes from

scratch herself. Nowadays they don’t miss a nursery where

there might be a chance of buying more succulents, from

Uppington all the way to Richards Bay! Kobus is scaling back

his orchid collection and Annetjie already has her eye on the

space to make a bigger

succulent and cacti

garden! Their garden was

a very popular entry in

the Pam Golding Show

Gardens of East London

last year, it is a stunning

collection of succulents,

cacti, and a few

bromeliads too, then

t h e r e i s K o b u s ’ s

shadehouse with all his

orchids plus quite a large

amount of Tillandsia as

well. Thank you so much

Kobus and Annetjie for

welcoming us into your

home and garden and sharing your incredible passion for plants with all of us.

Kobus and Annetjie Venter

and some views of their

amazing garden and plants!

Below a hanging planter

made out of 2 old fan covers!

Next Meeting: Sunday 24th February at 2.00 for 2.30pm. To be hosted by Gale Kockjeu at 3 Greenan Street, Berea. Bring your mug, chair and a Tillandsia to show at the meeting.

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Blooming Bromeliads

We had a good showing for this topic with members bringing some stunning

plants to show and discuss. We will highlight a few of them below.

Michael McClaren brought his huge, stunning Hohenbergia burle-marxii to

show us. This species is found in Brazil. The Hohenbergia genus consists of

about 55 species. The bluish green,

simple leaves are basal. They are

linear and sessile with serrate

margins and parallel venation. It

produces spikes of white tubular

flowers. The flowers eventually

produce berries. They prefer a sunny

to half-shady situation in fresh to

moist soil. Mike grows this plant in

morning sun.

Lyn Wegner brought two much

a d m i r e d b r o m s : A e c h m e a

‘ F a n t a s i a ’ a n d A e c h m e a

‘Friederike’.

Aechmea ‘Fantasia’: This is a

Patricia Bullis hybrid, registered 18

years ago, and is described as ‘one of our hybrids with green foliage

with gray striation and a very

Hohenbergia burle-marxii

distinctive symmetrical hot pink and

yellow bloom’. According to the

Photo Index at fcbs.org the seed

parent is noted as an Ae. tessmannii

hybrid. Mine is growing in filtered

light, potted and it is exciting to

have it bloom!

A e c h m e a ‘ F r i e d e r i k e ’ : A

spectacular inflorescence! and

beautiful variegated, spineless

foliage! It is a cultivar of Ae. ‘Fascini’

and it is interesting that they both

have the seed parent Ae. chantinii

and Ae. fasciata as the pollen

parent. It is a Corn Bak hybrid

registered in 2000. Mine is potted

and growing in semi-shade.

Dr Pete Pfister brought quite a few

s p e c i e s b r o m e l i a d s . V r i e s e a

lubbersii, Vriesea corcovadensis,

which can easily be mistaken for a

Tillandsia with its growth form and

was a real surprise showing,

Aechmea fasciata, Canistropsis

Yellow rubra foliage which Miriam

Kennard won as a lucky draw plant,

a few examples of Tillandsia

capitata ‘Peach’ and Aechmea

racinae x warasii.

D u d l e y R e y n o l d s b r o u g h t Vrieslutheria ‘Kent’s Sunset’, Lutheria

‘Splenriet’, Aechmea ‘Alvarez’,

Tillandsia ‘Maya’ Redcap, a hybrid

Aechmea ‘Fantasia’

Vriesea corcovadensis

Aechmea racinae x warasii

Aechmea ‘Friederike’

Aechmea lubbersii

Aechmea ‘Alvarez’

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T ands a fasc cu ata T op f o a

of Tillandsia ‘Rio Hondo’ x T. capitata Red form.

Aechmea ‘Alvarez’. A variegated plant from Aechmea

leuddemanniana, can tolerate sunny conditions.

Lovely example of variegated Vrieslutheria ‘Kent’s Sunset’, this was

previously known as Vriesea ‘Kent’s Sunset’. A cultivar of Vr. sucrei x

Lutheria ‘Splenriet’ var formosa by

J. Kent. Dudley also brought

Lutheria ‘Splenriet’ a hybrid of

Lutheria splendens, (Flaming

Sword). This bromeliad can

tolerate shady conditions, often

commercially sold as an indoor

plant.

Robert Moss brought a stunning

ball of Tillandsia stricta stiff leaved

form, Tillandsia tricholepis and

another large Tillandsia incorrectly

purchased some years ago as T.

reuteri. Lyn queried this with

Pamela Koide-Hyatt; and she

responded: ‘The branches and

petals remind me of T. roezlii. The

petals are very distinctive. The

foliage is somewhat succulent but

typically has dark blotches and

banding and is quite attractive. I

have seen some that do not have

any dark coloring or banding so

this could be what you have’.

Barbara Black brought a Tillandsia

c a p i t a t a ‘ P e a c h ’ ( n o w T .

riohondoensis?). I was very excited

it was conveniently blooming in

time for the meeting as the flowers

don’t last too long. The other one I

have is half the size of this form. I

grow it in morning sun hanging in a

tree. Prefers dry, desert conditions

and they are native to Mexico,

H o n d u r a s , C u b a a n d t h e

Dominican Republic. They are

more commonly found attached

to rocks, rather than trees and can

survive cool to cold conditions.

Pete says it pups quite prolifically.

I also brought Tillandsia fasciculata

‘Tropiflora’. This is one of two I

have blooming at the moment, a

really stunning Tillandsia, this is the

second generation blooming for

me. They are grown hard, in full

sun and the stiff leaves have a

really nice burgundy colour to

them. I have a third sibling that is

not showing signs of producing an

Tillandsia stricta stiff leaved form. Tillandsia tricholepis

ill i i l r i l r

Tillandsia capitata ‘Peach’

Vrieslutheria ‘Kent’s Sunset’

Pam Koide-Hyatt has suggested this

could be Tillandsia roezlii?

inflorescence this year, we can perhaps look forward to it next summer. It

is from Dennis and Linda Cathcart’s Tropiflora Nursery in Sarasota. It

reaches over 30cm across with a heavy spike of thick red branches that

last in colour for almost a year. The flowers are blue/purple and come out

Tillandsia fasciculata ‘Tropiflora’

of each bract one at a time. I don’t fertilise any of my plants, there are just toooooo many! This is likely a

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natural hybrid of T. fasciculata x compressa that Dennis got from Jamaica over 40 years ago. Lyn

commented that Pam Koide-Hyatt mentioned in her talk at the San Diego WBC last year that the T.

fasciculata group of plants needs some attention in terms of classification.

Show and Tell

Lyn Wegner’s Neoregelia ‘Victoria’ with

two ‘heads’ in the cup.

Lyn Wegner: I noticed this by accident

t h at Ne or e ge li a ‘V ict oria ’ h a s

produced 2 ‘heads’ in the cup. I

wonder how unusual this is?

Lyn also brought a Hohenbergia

stellata mother plant with no foliage

and for all purposes looking like it had

no life left in it, lo and behold, two

pups have appeared! So, just a

reminder, if you have that special

Bromeliad, hang on to the old mother

for a while, she just may push out

another pup for you.

Hohenbergia stellata

Species Talk - Lyn Wegner

Lemeltonia (previously Tillandsia) triglochinoides. It grows as an epiphyte,

on trees in the forests in Ecuador and Peru. It likes to be moderately damp

and positioned in semi-shade. I must say mine does pretty well considering

it is grown in a wire hanging basket in a fairly sunny spot and it isn’t

watered too often. I am going to pay it more attention and maybe I will be

rewarded for my efforts! It is wonderfully fragrant in the evening. It’s not

what you would describe as super spectacular but I find it most attractive.

Preparing Plants for a Show - Lyn Wegner

Our very first fun ‘Show’ is scheduled for our March meeting and will be held

at the Little Beacons School in Beacon Bay. Depending on the success and

enthusiasm of our members we hope to make this an annual event.

There will be 4 categories: Blooming Tillandsia, Blooming Bromeliads, Non Blooming Tillandsia and Non Blooming Bromeliads.

∗ You must have owned and grown the plant for more than 6 months.

Judging will be done by the members present. It should be a lot of fun!

Each plant will have a sheet of paper positioned in front of it on which you

will record your score which will be out of a total of 10. You will not score

your own plant.

We have drawn up some guidelines to assist you in preparing your plant

and what you would use to calculate your score when judging a plant on

show:

• Check the pot, it shouldn’t be a fancy pot, it must be clean and in good condition.

• The soil must be weed free, no fancy ground cover is allowed, pebbles or bark is fine.

• The plant mustn’t be ‘buried’ in the pot with the soil level being too high. • It is tempting to plant too deeply so the plant doesn’t topple over. • The plant should be in the centre of the pot and stable, not wobbly. • There should be no dead leaves at the base of the plant or anywhere

else.

• There must be no evidence of scale or other pests/diseases or problem marks.

• The leaves must be trimmed neatly to remove all blemishes. • The plant must be clean in the centre and between the leaves.

Lemeltonia triglochinoides

Lyn, telling us about her species plant,

Lemeltonia triglochinoides, unaware

there were some keen takers for it to be

a give away- plant !!! LOL!!!!!! Needless

to say, after much joking around, she

was not parting with it!

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• Debris can be removed with a pair of tweezers. • No artificial leaf cleaner to shine the leaves is allowed. • The plant must have a good form and colour. • A flowering plant must have all dead and dying flowers removed. • If staked this must be neatly done. • Tillandsia, if mounted, must be firmly mounted. They can be potted too. • We will allow plants without name labels this time round but it would be great if you have your plant labelled. • The label must be neat and tidy with ONLY the plants name. • Should you wish to put your name on your plant/pot please ensure it is NOT VISIBLE to the judges ie. all of us!

We will go through all of this again at our February meeting.

It’s a good idea to start looking at your plants now and plan what you could enter in the show, giving them

time to be groomed and looking their best. Hold thumbs they bloom at the right time!

Member News • A very big welcome to new international member Mark Brewer from Zimbabwe, returning country member

Carlo Engelbrecht from Nelspruit and new local member Gail Allner.

• Our winner in the BSI Annual Membership Draw is Avikar Chunilall! a country member from Durban. Congratulations!!

• We are very sorry to learn that our country member John Kloppers from Groblersdal passed away on 19th December. Our thoughts and condolences are with Maryna and the family as they come to terms with their loss.

Thanks • Kobus and Annetjie Venter for hosting our first meeting of 2019! • Members who brought in their magnificent blooming bromeliads, (some rather

large and heavy) for us all to enjoy! • For bringing Lucky Draw plants, Dr Pete Pfister, Lyn Wegner and Barbara Black. • Dr Pete Pfister and Marianne Hillstead for hosting the fabulous end of year Bring

and Braai function. • Everyone who participated in the end of year Auction, donating items and

spending cash, we raised an awesome R1555.00 for the society, well done everyone!

• All the members who brought puddings! • As always, all the folks who pitch in and take their turns helping Marianne Hillstead

with tea and tidying up afterwards at the meeting venues.

Congratulations to the January Raffle Winners! • Gale Kockjeu chose Neoregelia ‘Gold Fever’ x

johannis.

• M i c h a e l M c C l a r e n c h o s e T i l l a n d s i a riohondoensis.

• Pam Stoltz chose Neoregelia ‘Picasso’. • Miriam Kennard chose Nidularium ‘Bahia’ novar. • Philip Visagie from Pretoria chose Tillandsia

balbisiana. • Shaun Hope from Johannesburg chose Billbergia

‘Cherry Cordial’. • Johan Bouwer from Graaff-Reinet chose

Neoregelia ‘Caramac’. • Petro and Callie Erasmus from Levubu chose

Tillandsia balbisiana.

It was great to welcome a new member at the

meeting, Gale Allner. We

hope you spend many

happy years with all of us.

Lucky Draw Winners: There were quite a lot of

lucky winners! Always good to go home with an

unexpected plant to nurture and grow.

Lucky local raffle winners, Gale Kockjeu, Miriam Kennard, Pam Stoltz

and Michael McClaren.

∗ Please note that the Lucky Draw is not a Raffle, you have to be present to claim your prize!

We welcome plant donations from our members for the Lucky Draws.

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From the Chairman - Dudley Reynolds

Greetings to all our Bromeliad enthusiasts. It is with great

anticipation that we await our very first 'Judged Show' at the end

of March. This will initially be a fun event which hopefully will

become a reoccurring annual event, becoming more

comprehensive as we go along. This exercise will be an excellent

learning curve, not only for the newbies, but also for us older

growers to cultivate and display our bromeliads in a correct and

acceptable way.

Thankfully the dry spell has been interrupted with some nice

showers and thunderstorms recently. The grass is certainly looking a

lot greener and the Bromeliads more striking in their vivid array of

colouration.

With our 10th Birthday coming up in July, any suggestions would be

appreciated of how you would like to celebrate this special milestone

Our intrepid chairman Dudley Reynolds with Tracy

and Robert Moss.

in the history of our society. Maybe even a visit from some of our country members would be wonderful, adding to

the festivities of the event. Until next time, everything of the best and HAPPY BROMMING!

From the Committee • Please could members remember to collect your name badge from Betty or the container she keeps them

in when you arrive at the meeting. Some of us are of a certain age….. ummm…. bad at remembering

names and stuff!!!!! We know the faces well, but the names elude us at times! It is also good for us all to

get to know each other, especially for welcoming new members.

• We currently have 144 members, 69 local (East London), 70 country (other parts of South Africa) and 5 international, 1 each from Colorado US, Houston US, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Uganda. We have 11 members

who belong to the BSI. It’s not about membership, these numbers are just for interest sake, it is our love of

these amazing plants that is at the core of our membership, GROW ON!!!!!

• In an effort to cut down on using those horrible styrofoam cups at the meetings, which are not environmentally friendly, we would like to encourage all our members to bring along their own mugs for

tea time. Thank you to those of you who already do!

• We wish Dudley and Albie Reynolds well with the big move to their new home soon. Wow, all those plants to move! But also a wonderful opportunity to recreate a special space to show off all his magnificent

plants to their best advantage.

Upcoming Society Events

24th February: To be hosted by Gale Kockjeu at 3 Greenan Street, Berea. We gather at 2.00 for a prompt start

at 2.30pm. Please remember to bring your mug and a chair if you want a seat. Also we encourage all our

members to bring any interesting Bromeliad/Tillandsia you would like to show off, discuss, have identified or

just share with the members during Show and Tell.

Topic: Tillandsia – Flowering and Form. Members are requested to bring their Tillandsia and tell us a bit about them.

31st March: To be held at Little Beacons Pre-Primary Hall in Beacon Bay. Our first attempt to have a mini

judged show! More about this at the February meeting.

28th April: Hosted by Brian and Bridget Kroger in Beacon Bay. 28th July: ELBSSA 10th Birthday Celebrations!!! At 18 Wentworth Road in Sunnyridge

Upcoming International Conferences (start saving)

2019: ‘Golden Broms’ 17th - 20th October 2019 Hosted by the Gold Coast Succulent and Bromeliad Society

Inc. at the Sea World Resort on the Gold Coast. This will be the 20th Australasian Bromeliad Conference. For

contact information go to the conference website at www.goldenbroms.com

2020: WBC2020 To be held in Sarasota, Florida, USA 9-16 June 2020. Some exciting conference visits planned

to Michael’s Bromeliads, Tropiflora Nursery and Selby Botanical Gardens. Watch this space and the

Conference Corner at bsi.org for more details!

2021: This bi-annual Australasian Bromeliad Conference will again be hosted by The New Zealand Bromeliad

Society. ‘Kiwi Broms’ April 8thh - 11th 2021, venue: Waipuna Hotel.

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From the Members

Many of you will remember

Chris van Zyl who we came

t o k n o w w e l l w h i l e

attending many meetings

when he was resident in

East London, an inventive

bromeliad fanatic with

creative ways of mounting

Bromeliads and Tillandsia

either to accommodate his

limited space as he often

lives and works away from

home, but still needing

some of his plants around

him . He has now moved all

his Tillandsia and Bromeliads

to his garden in Somerset

West and they are thriving!

It never reaches below 10*c

and luckily no hail or frost to

contend with. Another

huge Dyckia collection from

abroad is on its way to S/

West. “I have realised how

well Dyckia are doing in

Cape Town weather. Right:

this is (was) an old wooden

gate which I beefed up

with various colours of

Tillandsia tricolor. I found

that the moistness around

the tillies was retained quite

well, seemingly the wooden

door also absorbing water

when I do irrigation,

e s p e c ia ll y d ur i n g t he

extreme tough drought

season we have had in the

Western Cape.” Chris also

sent some short video clips

of his garden and I love the

way he has laid everything

out and suspended plants

from trees which provide

welcome shady areas.

L o o k i n g s o g o o d

considering the dreadful

drought conditions you

have endured for so long.

You are definitely on our list

to visit when we visit the

Western Cape again Chris!

Lyn Wegner sent in some

photos and information on

some of her stunning broms

t h a t h a v e r e c e n t l y

bloomed in her collection.

C a n i s t r u m a l a g o a n u m

An old wooden gate used as a mount for

Tillandsia. Another example below!

Above, an old spring bedstead Chris used to mount

his mini tilly collection. Now who would have

thought of that? Below, just a few of his bromeliads

in the garden.

Above, the spectacular Alcantarea

regina. Left, Canistrum alagoanum.

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blooming for the first time! It is endemic to Brazil. The plant is potted and growing in a sunny spot. It has

clumped nicely but taken a while to bloom. The foliage is a maroony colour, spiny, about 50cm long and 3cm

wide and has a slightly flared from. The inflorescence is beautiful, orange with yellow flowers.

A first time blooming for me! Wow! I love it! Alcantarea regina (photo previous page) has fairly narrow, ever so

faintly striated green leaves which curl at the ends. I find the form rather appealing. The inflorescence is

beautiful! It is planted in the garden together with other Alcantarea varieties and is in full sun for most of the

day. I don’t get to water this area often but despite this it seems to be very happy.

Quesnelia tubifolia bloomed in November for

the first time. It originates from Brazil where it

grows as a stoloniferous epiphyte on the

uppermost branches of 30 to 40m high trees.

The inflorescence is a stunning pink with blue

flowers, unfortunately, as with other Quesnelia,

doesn’t last for too long. The plant is small,

about 26cm tall. The leaves have a thin orange

edge and are 2.5cm wide, yellowy green and

spined. The inner leaves are black towards the

base. It is as though the plant has had an elastic

band around it in 2 places as it has 2

indentations on the

upright growth. Mine

is in a sunny spot,

recently mounted

Quesnelia tubifolia Aechmea retusa a n d h a s p u p s

developing!

I was excited to find my Aechmea retusa flowering, potted and growing in a sunny

spot in the garden.

Dr Pete Pfister’s Dyckia ‘Big Black’ on the right, has amazingly developed 3 flower

spikes!

From the Editor There is lots to digest in this newsletter so I’ll keep it brief, two exciting

things to look forward to this year, our first Fun Judged Show and our

10th birthday celebration in July. Any ideas you may have to mark the

occasion, please do tell a committee member, we really want to

make it extra special.

Eddie and I have been looking around our garden for bromeliads that

Dyckia ‘Big Black’

might be suitable to enter into the show, we have never done anything like this before! There are some, but

oh dear, the sun has been cruel to some which has caused burn so it will be hard to choose. I must say it has

made me look at our plants in a slightly different way though; is it really growing in the correct spot, to grow

to its best potential as far as light is concerned, is it overcrowded? Definitely lots to ponder on, even just from

a gardening perspective! Enjoy the exercise, (when it cools down! Haha!).

Thank you to all of you who keep in touch and send photos and information and also those few members of

the society who share on our Facebook page. I really want to encourage you to upload your photos, you

have no idea how much it is appreciated by other members. Remember that many of those on the FB site

are not members of ELBSSA. Consider doing it as is an extension of our society, so that we can show what is

happening in South Africa and harness social media to learn, share and appreciate our beautiful plants

together with other like-minded souls all over the world. Keep it up to those of you who do, so easy with an

android cell phone!

Happy bromming and blessings from me to all of you for another wonderful year of learning and growing our

precious plants.

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This is a publication for the East London Bromeliad Society, South Africa for the interest of its members. Articles may be

used by non profit societies with acknowledgement to the author where applicable and East London Bromeliad Society

South Africa. Please use the photos that accompany the article used. If you require higher resolution photos please

request them from the Editor.

Any opinions expressed in articles are not necessarily those of the Society.

When submitting items for inclusion in this newsletter, please ensure that all facts and information, including spelling, is

checked and accurate.

ELBS SA is an affiliate of the Bromeliad Society International.

Address: c/o 18 Wentworth Road, Sunnyridge, East London 5201 South Africa, [email protected]

We meet on the last Sunday of every month at 2.00 for 2.30pm, January to November, at various venues around East

London. We have a topic for each meeting and Show and Tell where members are encouraged to bring along their brag

or problem plants. There are member raffles, lucky draws for those present, tea time, library and member plant sales, plus

a monthly newsletter sent out via e-mail only. Visitors are always welcome and can attend three meetings before they will

need to join the society in order to continue attending. Annual subs are R120.00 for individuals/families and R60 for

students.

Committee Members

Chairman: Dudley Reynolds 079 488 2360 [email protected]

Vice- Chairman: Dr Peter Pfister 082 625 5533 [email protected]

PRO & Secretary: Lyn Wegner 043 736 1737 082 970 2293 [email protected]

Treasurer: Lynn Friend 043 748 2271 083 318 1179 [email protected]

Editor & Publisher: Barbara Black 043 7212775 O72 1787 421 [email protected]

Proof Reader: Lyn Wegner 043 736 1737 082 970 2293 [email protected]

Raffles: Lyn Odendaal 043 726 1075 083 441 6813 [email protected]

Librarian: Brenda Wegner 082 743 2141 [email protected]

Catering: Marianne Hillstead 071 531 5146 [email protected]

Events Co-ordinator: Brenda Wegner 082 743 2141 [email protected]

Sound System Xenia Winter 043 726 2978 083 981 1312 [email protected]

Webmaster Danie Taljaard 079 563 7725 [email protected]

Additional member: Betty Heunis 073 226 1610 [email protected]

You will find ELBS on Facebook: [email protected] or type ‘East London Bromeliad Society’

into the fb search bar. You can request to join the group and will then be able to upload your photos and

comments on the wall. The ELBS SA page and other bromeliad related sites are a useful and informative forum to

share and ‘meet up’ with other like-minded bromeliad folks.

Back copies of all our newsletters can be accessed by joining the East London Bromeliad Society web page members

section. You will find it at www.elbssa.co.za

You can view most of all the bromeliads mentioned in meetings or in the newsletter at the following websites:

The BSI’s official Bromeliad Cultivar Registry www.registry.bsi.org which is maintained by Geoff Lawn, the BSI Cultivar

Registrar. Plus other information regarding the Bromeliad Society International is found at bsi.org

Florida Council of Bromeliad Societies: fcbs.org This is a very useful site to reference many bromeliads where you can

clarify identification or just trawl through the site and add to your wish list!

Encyclopedia of Bromeliads - http://bromelia.club (Bromeliad Taxonomists and Growers Society) has photographs. It also

now has keys for the genera and sub-genera. If you like to be informed what is happening, just follow on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/bromeliadsencyclopedia Just type in ‘Encyclopeadia of Bromeliads’ into the Facebook

search bar.

For internet resources you can also go to TAXON (The New Bromeliad List) for the most authoritative and right up to date

list of genera and species, accepted and new names and taxonomic keys - http://botu07.bio.uu.nl/bcg/taxonList.php or

just type in ‘New Bromeliad Taxon List’, it's much easier!