2019 Annual Show of Begonias: 🍃Bold & Beautiful🎨

Feb15

Annual Begonia Show

Date

Venue

Event
23 FEB 2019
 Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens Auditorium Annual Begonia Show

Queensland Begonia Society Gallery

Begonias🍃Bold & Beautiful 🎨

is the theme for the begonia display of 2019.

The show is a “One Day Affair” from 9am to 3:30pm and the Admission fee is $4.

This is the largest and only show of Begonias in Queensland.

The display will showcase the wide diversity of Begonias — their varied foliage and colourful blooms.

This will offer an opportunity for members of the public to identify and choose particular varieties that they may wish to include in their own gardens or bush houses.

Queensland Begonia Society Logo

The 2019 Annual Show of Begonias is held at the Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens Auditorium from 9am to 3:30pm on Saturday, 23rd of February, where visitors can:

  1. Admire quality begonias in many competition classes.
  2. View artistic static displays of diverse begonias, including endangered species, new hybrids and rare varieties.
  3. Meet experienced growers and dedicated members of the society.
  4. Purchase many varieties of begonias not available through normal nurseries.
  5. Buy books published by the society.
  6. Make inquiries or seek assistance at the information desk.
  7. Participate in the “Name This Begonia” competition.
  8. Witness the award of competition trophies.
  9. Attend plant workshops at 10am and 11:30am.
  10. Win raffle prizes.
  11. Enjoy light refreshments.

Contact

For further information, please kindly contact the Queensland Begonia Show Organiser Shevanti Seneviratne on (07) 5502 2579 or by 📧 Email to shevi71b@gmail.com
Queensland
Show Secretary: Philip Adam
☎️ Phone: (07) 3353 1131
📳 Mobile: 0468 373 123
📧 Email: phil.dulcie@bigpond.com

Queensland Begonia Gallery
Artistic Static Display of Begonias – back view
Artistic Static Display of Begonias – front view
Artistic Static Display of Begonias – left front view
Artistic Static Display of Begonias – left side view
Artistic Static Display of Begonias – right front view
Artistic Static Display of Begonias – right side view
Artistic Static Display of Rex Begonias
Begonia Rex Spiral
Best Species of Show (Class 22) Begonia Rajah by Enid Henderson
Cane-Like Hybrid (Class 19) Begonia Flamingo Queen
Cane-Like Hybrid (Class 19) Begonia Silver Beauty
Entrance and Raffle Prizes
First Prize in Artistic Begonia Display (Class 23) My Garden by Shevanti
First Prize in Cane-Like Hybrid Superba Type (Class 20) by Kevin Schulz
First Prize in Rhizomatous with Distinctive Foliage (Class 4) Begonia Curly Fire Flush by Joan Taylor
First Prize in Shrub-Like Hybrid (Class 14) Begonia Wally by Enid Henderson
First Prize in Shrub-Like with Distinctive Foliage (Class 15) Begonia Caravan by J. Hinze
Rhizomatous Begonia Iron Cross
Rhizomatous Begonias
Second Prize in Begonia in Hanging Container (Class 11) by Barbara Blacka
Second Prize in Begonia Rex Cultorum (Class 7) Begonia Ellanora Princes by A. Ludwig
Second Prize in Begonia Semperflorens (Class 8) Begonia Bronze Leaf by Betty Vanderpoorten
Second Prize in Cane-Like Hybrid Superba Type (Class 20) Begonia Silver Sparkles by Kev and Marge Heineman
Second Prize in Shrub-Like Hybrid (Class 14) Begonia Maurice Amy by Kevin Schulz
Second Prize in Thick Stemmed (Class 21) Begonia Gryphon by Enid Henderson
Show Benches with Rhizomatous Begonias
Show Benches
2012 Annual Begonia Show at Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens Auditorium
Special Award and First Prize in Cane-Like Hybrid (Class 19) Begonia Amber Meyer by Don Blacka
Tuberous Begonia

Begonia Distribution Map
In their natural environments, begonia species originate mainly in the tropical and subtropical areas of the world, including South and Central America, Africa and Asia.

Sadly many of these natural habitats are being bulldozed, and the Queensland Begonia Society members are dedicated to growing the species that would otherwise disappear.

No begonia has ever been discovered growing naturally in Australia. However, we have many keen begonia growers who do have, amongst their collections, many of the threatened species from other lands, which will be featured at the show.

Some of these will grow here under our normal conditions and others require very special cultural conditions and need to be grown in terrariums to survive here. These will also be featured at the Show.

On display will be hundreds of the beautiful hybrid varieties that are favourites of most gardeners who love the colourful and varied foliage and flowers of these spectacular plants. Many of these hybrids have been created and introduced by our own Queensland members and also other Australian growers. Thus, new varieties are introduced into our collections.

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Annual Begonia Show from the Past

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