The August 2020 Begonia Virtual Vote is the fourth competition where members of the Melbourne Begonia Society have an opportunity to vote for the begonia they like best. This month, members were asked to vote for plants in two different categories: Foliage and Flowering.

The winning plants for the foliage and flowering categories went to – Kina Lin-Wilmoth for B. bipinnatifida (Flowers) category and there was a tie for the Foliage category for B. Midnight Magic (Jill Canton ) and B. Rajah (Kina Lin-Wilmoth).

B. bipinnatifida (Flowers) – (Grower: K Lin-Wilmoth)

B. Midnight Magic (Foliage) – (Grower: J Canton)

B. Rajah (Foliage) – (Grower: K Lin-Wilmoth)

The third Melbourne Begonia Society virtual voting competition was held in July, 2020. The result was posted in the Growing Connections July edition newsletter and posted on this website on 29 July, 2020.

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B. Erythrophylia Helix (Rhizo) (Foliage) – Grower: P Moyle

B. scharffii (Flower) – Grower: K Jenvey

B Soldiers 11 (Foliage) – Grower: J Canton

B Medora (Flower) – Grower: J Randle

B Cowardly Lion (Foliage) – Grower: O Bicer

B Irene Nuss (Cane) (Flower) – Grower: B Moyle

B Unknown (Foliage) – Grower: J Canton

B. ‘Dragon Wings Red’ (Flower) – Grower: K Jenvey