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Sarasota Bromeliad Society.…………………20 Bromeliad Society of Central Florida Show...…...……………………………………………21 Judged Bromeliad Shows & Artistic Division by Tom Wolfe FLORIDA COUNCIL OF Volume 39 Issue 3 BROMELIAD SOCIETIES August 2019 FLORIDA COUNCIL OF BROMELIAD SOCIETIES Page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2019 FCBS Officers and Representatives, Committee Members, Florida BSI Officers………….…….3 I love Bromeliads by Carol Wolfe………………………………………………………………….……4 2019 Bromeliad Extravaganza…………………………………………..………………………….……5 Bromeliad Extravaganza Hotel Information…………………………………………………….….……6 FCBS Council Meeting by Jay Thurrott..………………………...……………….……….…...7 Sun -and Salt -tolerant Bromeliads Part III by Theresa M. Bert...….……………………….…...8 New Judges School Begins by Jay Thurrott…..……………………….……………………....15 Acanthostachys strobilacea by Tom Wolfe…...……….……………………………………....17 Odds and Ends by Jay Thurrott………………….…………………………………………….18 Seminole Bromeliad & Tropical Plant Society Sale…………………...…..………………….19 2020 Bromeliad World Conference hosted by Sarasota Bromeliad Society.…………………20 Bromeliad Society of Central Florida Show...…...……………………………………………21 Judged Bromeliad Shows & Artistic Division by Tom Wolfe..................................................23 2019 Calendar of Events.………………………..………………………….…………………25 PUBLICATION: This newsletter is published four times a year, February, May, August, and November, and is a publication of the Florida Council of Bromeliad Societies. Please submit your bromeliad related activities, articles, photographs, society shows, news and events of your society. DEADLINES FOR SUBMISSIONS ARE : February issue deadline is January 15; May issue deadline is April 15th; August issue deadline is July 15; and November issue deadline is October 15th . COPYRIGHT: All materials contributed and published in this FCBS Newsletter are copyrighted and belong to the author/photographer. The authors/photographer have given permission to use the materials and pictures for educa- tional purposes with credit given to the authors/photographers. Commercial use of this material is prohibited. FCBS TAX DEDUCTIBLE RECEIPTS: The Florida Council of Bromeliad Societies, Inc. is a 501(c)3 Non -Profit Corporation, incorporated in the State of Florida. Please make your contributions for 2019 tax deductible receipts by going to FCBS.org to make online contributions through PayPal or mail check or money order to FCBS Treas- urer: Sudi Hipsley, 6616 Tuscawilla Drive, Leesburg, FL 34748 -9190. If you have questions regarding your contri- bution, please call Sudi at 352 -504 -6162. Cover Photograph: Neoregelia Yukon Jack ©Photo Carol Wolfe FLORIDA COUNCIL OF BROMELIAD SOCIETIES Page 3 2019 FCBS OFFICERS Mike Saunders Sandy Burnett 2019 Chairman 2019 Secretary Bromeliad Society of Central Florida Gainesville Bromeliad Society Tom Wolfe Sudi Hipsley 2019 Vice Chairman 2019 Treasurer Bromeliad Guild of Tampa Bay Seminole Bromeliad Society COMMITTEES MEMBERS: VOTING REPRESENTATIVES: The following Committee Members and guests Bromeliad Guild of Tampa Bay are always invited to FCBS Meetings as Non - Tom Wolfe, [email protected] Voting Members unless serving in the dual role of Carol Wolfe, [email protected] Member Society Representative. Bromeliad Society of Central Florida Al Muzzel Weevil Fund Betsy McCrory, [email protected] Tom Wolfe, [email protected] Mike Saunders, [email protected] Jay Thurrott, [email protected] Bromeliad Society of Palm Beaches FCBS Newsletter Editor Tom Ramiccio, [email protected] Carol Wolfe, [email protected] Nick Bethmann, [email protected] FCBS Roster Maintenance Bromeliad Society of South Florida Susan Sousa, [email protected] Michael Michalski, [email protected] Patty Gonzalez, [email protected] FCBS Webmaster Michael Andreas, [email protected] Caloosahatchee Bromeliad Society Vicky Chirnside, [email protected] Weevil Research Pete Diamond, [email protected] Howard Frank, PH.D, [email protected]; Ron Cave, PH.D, [email protected]; Teresa M. Cooper, PH.D Florida East Coast Bromeliad Society [email protected] Calandra Thurrott, [email protected] Jack Dunlop, [email protected] BSI Officers and Directors from Florida Jay Thurrott Past President, [email protected] Florida West Coast Bromeliad Society Rick Ryals, Vice -President, Susan Sousa, [email protected] [email protected] Gainesville Bromeliad Society BSI Directors Sandy Burnett, [email protected] Bruce Holst, [email protected] Chris Waldman, [email protected] Barbara Partagas, [email protected] Alex Bello. abel [email protected] Sarasota Bromeliad Society Gregory Kolojeski, [email protected] Marian Kennell, [email protected] BSI Archives Committee Nancy Abramson, [email protected] Steven C. Provost [email protected] Seminole Bromeliad & Tropical Plant Society BSI Journal Editor Sudi Hipsley, [email protected] Alan Herndon Greg Kolojeski, [email protected] [email protected] Treasure Coast Bromeliad Society Lyn Marino, [email protected] Page FLORIDA COUNCIL OF BROMELIAD SOCIETIES 4 I love Bromeliads...By Carol Wolfe, Editor Bromeliad Friends: The Bromeliad Society of Central Florida is to be congratulated on their great 2019 Mother’s Day Show and Sale. Their hospitality was great and the plants were beautiful. I am happy to share several pages of beautiful bromeliad pictures from the show and as always, I only wish there was room in the Newsletter to share all the entries. If you did not get to see the show, I hope the pictures will bring you much enjoyment as you view them. What an exciting time it is for bromeliad folks, especially those that live in Florida. We have a new Judges School that held its first class in Fort Myers and the second class is tentatively set for November 2, 2019 again in Fort Myers. Did you know that you can start Judges School with the second class? You can start any class and of course at some point you would have to make up any missed classes. Each class is sep- arate and individual, therefore, you can enroll in any class at any time. Also, at each World Conference, a class is taught and sometimes a missed class can be made up at a World Conference. So it’s not too late to register to become an Internationally Certified BSI Judge. You can contact Vicky Chirnside at [email protected] for more information. This month, August l7th and l8th, the Seminole Bromeliad and Tropical Plant Society is holding that Annual Fall Sale. It’s inside and air conditioned! A big plus in this Florida weather. See the brochure about the sale on Page 19. BROMELIAD EXTRAVAGANZA: The next big event is the Bromeliad Extravaganza to be held in Orlando on September 20 - 21, 2019. The BSCF is hosting the event and it will be an exciting event. The next two pages contain information on registering for the event and hotel information. Hotel rates are only good until AUGUST 17TH so register now and we’ll see you there. It is hard to believe that less than a year from now our Sarasota Bromeliad Society will be hosting the World Conference. I hope that some of the articles in our Newsletter will help you as you begin to prepare for that special event and that you will be registering soon. Recently, a friend recommended a book, One Thousand Gifts , by Ann Voskamp, I fell in love with her writing style. The book encourages you to keep a diary. Keeping a daily dairy helps you to be alert to life’s little things happening around you and in this busy, hectic world sometimes we forget to be grateful for the little pleasures and answered prayer God prepares for us. Since keeping the diary, I’ve enjoyed seeing new baby birds, just learning to fly, fluttering and playing in the bird bath, the breathtaking beauty of bromeliads right after a rain when the colors take on a magic shine, answered prayer for a 3 year old’s lost luggage found at the airport, grateful for family and friends gatherings on July 4th and on and on. Then, we had one of the worse lightning storms, (comparable to the no name storm of the century in the 90’s) and our lights were constantly flickering off and on, lightning popping all around the trees, house, greenhouses, and yard with only seconds in between the strikes. When the storm was over, my computer, cable service, electrical outlets, golf cart charger, sprinkler system, etc. had been hit by the lightning. As I opened my diary, I was discouraged over the computer and, of course, it was time for the FCBS quarterly newsletter to go out. As I started to write down all of our blessings, my discouragement truly turned to joy. I was grateful that God kept us safe during the storm, grateful that we had a roof over our heads (one family didn’t as their house burned down from a lightning strike a few miles away), grateful for a bed to sleep in and a soft pillow to lay my head on for the night. Awe, the things God provides and we take for granted. After a good dose of gratefulness to God, He sent just the right person, who was able to extract all of my data, pictures, videos of the grandchildren, documents, and etc., onto a refurbished computer which is working like a charm! A real miracle! Now you know why the newsletter is late. My heartfelt thanks for our wonderful contributors and great articles in this issue of the Newsletter from Jay Thurrott, Theresa Bert, and Tom Wolfe and for the very best proofreader, Calandra Thurrott. I hope our readers will email you and let you know if they enjoyed your articles! #88 in my Diary: Grateful for such loyal contributors to the Newsletters and for you our readers! FLORIDA COUNCIL OF BROMELIAD SOCIETIES Page 5 2019 BROMELIAD EXTRAVAGANZA Orlando, Florida (near Disney Springs) September 20th - 21st 2019 Bromeliad Extravaganza www.BromeliadX.com Conference Registration Fee: $100 Sponsored by the Florida Council of Bromeliad Societies and hosted by the Bromeli- ad Society of Central Florida , this will be Florida's biggest Bromeliad event of the year! The Bromeliad Extravaganza will include a Friday Night Dinner (BBQ buffet), Saturday Workshops (four speakers), a Saturday Night Banquet (Italian buffet) with a Rare Plant Auction, and last (but not least), the biggest Bromeliad sale of the year in Florida. The Bromeliad sale is open to the public on Saturday from 9 to 4.
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