What’s Flowering in November

December 1, 2021November 30, 2021 / begoniasocmelb / Leave a comment

The November 2021 member’s virtual voting competition saw 25 entries. Twelve entries in the flowering section and thirteen in the foliage section. Here are the entries under their submitted sections. Here is a sample of members begonias from this event.

B bowerae var nigramarga (flower) [Grower: K Jenvey]

B Page 13 (rh) (foliage) [Grower: B Moyle]

B ‘Cleopatra’ (flower) [Grower: K Jenvey]

B Brown Bess (foliage) [Grower: J Randle]

B Green Streak (flower) [Grower: E Brinduse]

B Rex unknown (foliage) [Grower: P Moyle]

You can view all entries on the November page under Previous Events.

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November Virtual Voting Competition

November 22, 2021November 30, 2021 / begoniasocmelb / Leave a comment

The winner for the foliage section of the November Virtual Voting Competition is:

Begonia Dark Whisper [Grower: K Jenvey]

B ‘Dark Whisper’ (foliage) [Grower: K Jenvey]

Unfortunately, in the flowering competition there were insufficient number of votes to decide a clear winner. Better luck next month!

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What’s growing and flowering in September

October 19, 2021October 4, 2021 / begoniasocmelb / Leave a comment

The Melbourne Begonia Society ran its September virtual voting competition for its members. There were 21 entries. Seven entries were received in the foliage section and fourteen in the flowering section. Here are some of the begonias entered in this competition.

B ‘Dale Kramer – flowers [Grower: K Jenvey]

B Cowardly Lion (rh) – foliage [Grower: B Moyle]

B richmondensis – flowers [Grower: L Johnston]

B. Silver Skies – Foliage [Grower: J Randle]

B Double Pink semp – flowers [Grower: P Moyle]

B ‘Touch of Class’ – foliage [Grower: K Jenvey]

For the full listing see our September 2021 Virtual Voting Competition page on our Previous Events area.

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September Winners

October 5, 2021October 4, 2021 / begoniasocmelb / Leave a comment

The winners are:

B venosa – flowers [Grower: P Brady]

B ‘Silver Cloud’- foliage [Grower: K Jenvey]

Flowering section: B venosa [Grower: P Brady]
Foliage section: B ‘Silver Cloud’ [Grower: K Jenvey]

Congratulations!

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What’s Growing in August

September 14, 2021August 30, 2021 / begoniasocmelb / Leave a comment

The Melbourne Begonia Society ran its August virtual voting competition for its members. There were 21 entries. Twelve entries were received in the foliage section and nine in the flowering section.

Here is a sample of what members voted for in the August competition. For a full listing of all entries see our August Virtual Voting competition page on our Previous events section on this website.

B Silvering (rh) (Foliage) [Grower: B Moyle]

B. ‘Irene Nuss’ (Flower) [Grower: K Jenvey]

B Putzeys (rex) (Foliage) [Grower: B Moyle]

B listada (Flower) [Grower: P Brady]

B. Coral Cay (Foliage) [Grower: J Randle]

B. schmidtiana (Flower) [Grower: J Randle]

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Our August Winners

August 31, 2021August 30, 2021 / begoniasocmelb / Leave a comment

The Melbourne Begonia Society ran its August virtual voting competition for its members. There were 21 entries. Twelve entries were received in the foliage section and nine in the flowering section. Members winners in the two sections are:

B Autumn Glow (rh) (Foliage) [Grower: P Moyle]

B. scharfii (Flower) [Grower: K Jenvey]

Foliage Section: B Autumn Glow [Grower: P Moyle]

Flowering Section: B scharfii [Grower: K Jenvey]

Well done!

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Fabulous February Foliage and Flowers

March 22, 2021March 10, 2021 / begoniasocmelb / Leave a comment

B Medora (foliage) [Grower: J Carpenter]

B. Stoplight (flower) [Grower: J Randle]

B fernandocostae (foliage) [Grower: J Canton]

B ‘White Showers’ (flower) [Grower: J Carpenter]

B. Xanadu (foliage) [Grower: J Randle]

B. Fabulous Tom (flower) [Grower: J Randle]

B ‘Looking Glass’ (foliage) [Grower: L Keim]

B Fairyland Pink (semp) (flower) [Grower: B Moyle]

There were 34 entries in the February 2021 members virtual voting competition. Members entered their plants in either of the foliage or flowering plant categories. There were 18 entries in the flowering and 16 in the foliage competitions.

All 34 entries can be viewed in our What’s Flowering in February page.

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What’s flowering now | January 2021

March 1, 2021January 31, 2021 / begoniasocmelb / Leave a comment

The following are some examples of entries in the January 2021 members virtual voting competition. Members entered their plants in the foliage or flowering plant categories. View all entries at our Previous Events – January Competition page.

Flowering

B Bronze leaf double orange tuberous [Grower: J Wood]

B cubensis [Grower: J Randle]

B Nagari Boshi (cane) [Grower: P Moyle]

B elatior [Grower: P Fisher]

B solananthera scandent [Grower: J Wood]

B Orange Tuberous [Grower: L Johnston]

B Non Stop Red [Grower: J Randle]

B. ‘Bossa Nova’ [Grower: K Jenvey]

B. ‘Coconut Ice’ [Grower: K Jenvey]

Foliage

B ‘Gremlin’ [Grower: J Carpenter]

B ‘Kotobuki’ [Grower: J Carpenter]

B Little Brother Montgomery (jointed rh) [Grower: P Moyle]

B Freddie [Grower: J Randle]

B Southern Aurora [Grower: J Randle]

B Sugaree (rh) [Grower: P Moyle]

B ludwigii [Grower: K Lin-Wilmoth]

B ‘Maurice Amey’ [Grower: D Minton]

B. Maisoniania (rh) [Grower: B Moyle]

B. ‘Windemere’ [Grower: K Jenvey]

B. ‘Touch of Class’ [Grower: K Jenvey]

B Helen Clare (rh) [Grower: B Moyle]

B. Aurio Manacata (rh) [Grower: B Moyle]

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Announcing

February 3, 2021January 31, 2021 / begoniasocmelb / Leave a comment

Download this poster (pdf 432KB) Begonia Poster 2021

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January 2021 Members Virtual Vote Winners

January 28, 2021January 31, 2021 / begoniasocmelb / Leave a comment

The January 2021 Begonia Virtual Vote is the first competition of 2021, 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.