Great discount for Early Bird registration

October 6, 2019September 15, 2019 / begoniasocmelb / Leave a comment

The Australian Association of Begonias Societies (AABS) presents “Inspired By Begonias” 13th Convention, Melbourne 12-17 March, 2020 at Foothills Convention Centre, Mooroolbark, Victoria

Online Registration for this Convention is now available.

Early bird discount of 25% is available from 15 September – 15 November, 2019. (Only $90.00 per person. Accommodation extra – includes daily full cooked breakfast) Book now.
Later bookings from 15 November 2019 – 1 March 2020 are at full price ($120.00 per person. Accommodation extra – includes daily full cooked breakfast) Book here.
Please complete a Registration Form for each person wishing to attend.

The form also provides a list of optional social extras such as Welcome Dinner, Gala Dinner and daily lunch/dinner options as well as a selection of Optional Tours to choose from on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday. These are listed on the Registration Form.

If you have any queries or do not have internet access please contact Convention Registrar Rob Sims (613) 9484 6916 or email who will complete the form with you over the phone.

Janeen Randle, Convention Co-ordinator, (ph:) 61 404 817 449.

Find further information about this convention:

Melbourne Begonia Society

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Early Bird Registration Open

September 20, 2019September 15, 2019 / begoniasocmelb / Leave a comment

The Australian Association of Begonias Societies (AABS) presents “Inspired By Begonias” 13th Convention, Melbourne 12-17 March, 2020 at Foothills Convention Centre, Mooroolbark, Victoria

Online Registration for this Convention is now available.

Early bird discount of 25% is available from 15 September – 15 November, 2019. (Only $90.00 per person. Accommodation extra – includes daily full cooked breakfast) Book now.
Later bookings from 15 November 2019 – 1 March 2020 are at full price ($120.00 per person. Accommodation extra – includes daily full cooked breakfast) Book here.
Please complete a Registration Form for each person wishing to attend.

If you have any queries or do not have internet access please contact Convention Registrar Rob Sims (613) 9484 6916 or email who will complete the form with you over the phone.

Janeen Randle, Convention Co-ordinator, (ph:) 61 404 817 449.

Find further information about this convention:

Melbourne Begonia Society

Website | About Us | Contact Us | Membership | Facebook

Begonia Convention 2020 | Bookings Now Open

September 15, 2019September 15, 2019 / begoniasocmelb / Leave a comment

The Australian Association of Begonias Societies (AABS) presents “Inspired By Begonias” 13th Convention, Melbourne 12-17 March, 2020 at Foothills Convention Centre, Mooroolbark, Victoria

Online Registration for this Convention is now available.

Early bird discount of 25% is available from 15 September – 15 November, 2019. (Only $90.00 per person. Accommodation extra – includes daily full cooked breakfast) Book now.
Later bookings from 15 November 2019 – 1 March 2020 are at full price ($120.00 per person. Accommodation extra – includes daily full cooked breakfast) Book here.
Please complete a Registration Form for each person wishing to attend.

If you have any queries or do not have internet access please contact Convention Registrar Rob Sims (613) 9484 6916 or email who will complete the form with you over the phone.

Janeen Randle, Convention Co-ordinator, (ph:) 61 404 817 449.

Find further information about this convention:

Melbourne Begonia Society

Website | About Us | Contact Us | Membership | Facebook

Members Meeting | Saturday 10 August 2019

August 7, 2019August 4, 2019 / begoniasocmelb / Leave a comment

B. carrieae,

B. Baby Wings,

B. pearcei,

Our August meeting will be held on Saturday 10 August, 2019 commencing at 1.30 p.m.

Venue: N.G. Wishart Senior Citizens Hall, 964 Nepean Highway, Moorabbin, Victoria.
This meeting will also include our Annual General Meeting (AGM).

Our meetings are held bi-monthly on the second Saturday of February, April and August and on the first Saturday of June, October and December, each year (subject to last minute changes).

If you have not previously attended a meeting, please contact us beforehand as there are often other begonia-related activities organised which may be held at other venues.

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Want to know more about the Melbourne Begonia Society?

June 25, 2019August 4, 2019 / begoniasocmelb / Leave a comment

B. masoniana,

B. ‘Tivoli Queen’,

B. wollnyii,

B ‘Escargot’,

The aims of the Melbourne Begonia Society (MBS) include:

Stimulate and promote interest in begonias.
Encourage the introduction and development of new types of these plants.
Gather and publish information in regard to kinds, propagation and culture of begonias.
Issue a bulletin which will be distributed to all members of the Society.
Bring into friendly contact all who enjoy and grow begonias.
Support the preservation of begonia species through growing of seed.

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Melbourne Begonia Society Show and Sales 2019

May 28, 2019August 4, 2019 / begoniasocmelb / Leave a comment

printer-friendly version of begonia-flyer (1.64 MB)

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What Are Cane-Like Begonias?

March 20, 2019August 4, 2019 / begoniasocmelb / Leave a comment

B. ‘Guy Savard’

B. ‘Chocolate Box’,

B. dichroa,

B. maculata var. elegantissima

There are over 200 different species and many cultivars of cane-like begonias. Their ornamental value is appreciated and their large and usually long-lasting pendulous flower clusters are widely admired.

Cane-like begonias are a great garden plant and need not be confined to pot culture. They have erect or semi-erect stems with swollen nodes similar to bamboo. Most send up new shoots from the base of the plant. There are many leaf shapes and colours varying from dark to light green. Silver and white dots and splashes are prominent on many.

For more information see our Cane-Like Begonia Cultural Notes page.
See also our Cane-Like Begonias image gallery.

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Welcome to the Melbourne Begonia Society!

February 25, 2019August 4, 2019 / begoniasocmelb / Leave a comment

Melbourne Begonia Society Show 2017, Begonias

B. wollnyii,

The Melbourne Begonia Society began as a study group of the Victorian Begonia Society. The inaugural meeting of the Melbourne Study Group took place in 1995 under the umbrella of the Victorian Begonia Society and was held at the Astronomer’s Cottage, Melbourne Botanical Gardens.

As the Study group grew it moved to larger premises at Tucker Road Primary School in Bentleigh.

In October 1999, members of the Study Group voted to form their own society to be called The Melbourne Begonia Society Inc. The society continued to thrive and now, in 2019, has approximately 80 members.