The very first Melbourne Begonia Society virtual voting competition was held in May, 2020 which produced 41 magnificent entries by various members. The result was posted in the Growing Connections June edition newsletter and posted on this website on 24 May, 2020. The winner was: Little Brother Montgomery grown by Kaye Jenvey.  Competition entries were:

Flowering

B. vankerckhovenii- Dinesh Sembukuttiarachchi

B Unidentified (cane) – Lauren Keim

B Lantern Light (cane) – Peg Moyle

Irene Nuss (Peg for scale) – Bruce Moyle

B Everflowering (cane) Peg Moyle

B ‘ell ‘ell – James Dickson

B Cha-Li Peg (semp) Moyle hybrid (B Charm x B Calla Lily) Peg Moyle

B Bridesmaid – James Dickson

B. White Ice – Jan Wood

B. scharffii (shrub–like) – Kevin Butterworth

B. Jester – Jan Wood

B. Grey Ghost – Janeen Randle

B. Fabulous Tom – Janeen Randle

B. ‘Mocca Orange’ – Jan Wood

B undulata and B. ‘Nellie Bly’ – Lauren Keim

B K West American Hybrid – Peter Fisher

B Silver Skies (rex) Bruce Moyle

Foliage

Rex begonia (unknown) – Kevin Butterworth

B Midnight (Rex) – Bruce Moyle

B. luxurians – Lynne Johnston

Elle May Morgan (rex) – Kevin Butterworth

B ‘White Showers’ – Judith Carpenter

B Cowardly Lion (rhizo) – Vicki Russell

B paranaensis – D Minton and Kina Lin-Wilmoth

B chloroneura – Kina Lin-Wilmoth and D Minton

Begonia Boliviensis Bossa Nova Pure White – Judith Carpenter

B. woodgate delight – Lynne Johnston

B. ‘Plum Swirl’ – Sharon Weir

B. Rex – Vicki Russell

B. Touch of Class’ Grower – Kaye Jenvey

B. unknown – Priya Goyal

B. Mr Pershouse – Sharon Weir

B. maculata wightii – D. Minton

B. ‘Little Brother Montgomery’ Grower – Kaye Jenvey

B. hydrocotylifolia – Sharon Weir

B. Cowardly Lion – Rae Lesley

B. Coral Cay – Janeen Randle

B. ‘Bill Morris’ – Lauren Keim

B. ‘Dot’s Choice Grower – K Jenvey

B (rhizo) ‘manicata var aureomaculata’ – Vicki Russell

Assorted Rexes – Lydia Wong