Illawarra Bromeliad Society Inc

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Illawarra Bromeliad Society Inc

The Illawarra Bromeliad Society Inc was founded in March 1992 and has become an incorporated body operating on a non-profit basis.

We are all volunteers pursuing our Bromeliad hobby from a wide range of backgrounds.

04/09/2026

The Illawarra Bromeliad Society Inc. meeting is today!

At the Berkeley Community Centre (40 Winnima Way, Berkeley), starting at 12:00 PM until 3:30 PM.
Entry and parking are at the rear of the building.

Lots of fun activities:
• Monthly competition
• Plant sales
• Raffle
• Afternoon tea
• Bromeliad book library
• Pots and accessories for sale

Bromeliad show and tell—bring along a brom that has caught your eye this month or any you have questions about.

Visitors are always welcome! 🤗

31/08/2026

Our Illawarra Bromeliad Society meeting is on this Saturday! Visitors are welcome! 😍

📅 Date: Saturday, 5th Sept 2026
🕛 Time: 12:00 PM – 3:30 PM
(Doors open at 12noon for plant sales. Meeting starts at 1pm)
📍 Location: Berkeley Community Centre, 40 Winnima Way, Berkeley NSW 2506 (entry and parking at the rear of venue)

Speaker: We don’t have a speaker for this meeting, so we’ll have Show & Tell and any Bromeliad questions or issues that people would like to discuss

Meeting Activities:
🌿 Competition Display
🪴 Plant Sales
📚 Literature and pots etc Sales
🎟️ Raffle
☕ Afternoon Tea

Expert advice, and information on how to grow and care for bromeliads. Perfect for collectors, gardeners, and beginners alike. Hope to see you there!

16/08/2026

Brom spotlight

Tillandsia streptophylla was first collected in the coastal state of Veracruz, Mexico, by French botanist Henri Guillaume Galeotti during one of his many collecting expeditions in the 1830s. However, it wasn’t until 1836 that it was formally identified in the horticultural journal L'Horticulteur Belge. It was given the name streptophylla by combining the Greek words streptos (twisted/contorted) and phyllon (leaf).
In its native range, it served as a decoration for religious ceremonies and festivals, where it would be gathered and displayed.
Interestingly, in the wild, streptophylla has a symbiotic relationship with ants. Due to its large, swollen base—which is largely hollow—the ants act as a form of protection and fertilizer, and in return, the streptophylla provides them with a home.

03/08/2026

Here are the details of our next Illawarra Bromeliad Society meeting. Visitors are welcome! 😍

📅 Date: Saturday, 5th Sept 2026
🕛 Time: 12:00 PM – 3:30 PM
(Doors open at 12noon for plant sales. Meeting starts at 1pm)
📍 Location: Berkeley Community Centre, 40 Winnima Way, Berkeley NSW 2506 (entry and parking at the rear of venue)

Speaker: We don’t have a speaker for this meeting, so we will have Show & Tell and any Bromeliad questions or issues that people would like to discuss

Meeting Activities:
🌿 Competition Display
🪴 Plant Sales
📚 Literature and pots etc Sales
🎟️ Raffle
☕ Afternoon Tea

Expert advice, and information on how to grow and care for bromeliads. Perfect for collectors, gardeners, and beginners alike. Hope to see you there!

02/08/2026

Another great AGM done and dusted, thank you to everyone who came along and entered in our monthly competition and too those who have volunteered for a position in our club 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

28/07/2026

A few of the Ionantha coming into flower, one of my favourite Tillandsia for sure.

26/07/2026

Our Illawarra Bromeliad Society meeting is on next Saturday. Visitors are welcome! 😍

📅 Date: Saturday, 1st August 2026
🕛 Time: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
(Doors open at 12noon for plant sales. Meeting starts at 1pm)
📍 Location: Berkeley Community Centre, 40 Winnima Way, Berkeley NSW 2506 (entry and parking at the rear of venue)

We will hold our AGM at this meeting.

Speaker: Stephen Wain will do a demonstration on separating Bromeliads and removing pups.

Meeting Activities:
🌿 Competition Display
🪴 Plant Sales
📚 Literature and pots etc Sales
🎟️ Raffle
☕ Afternoon Tea

Expert advice, and information on how to grow and care for bromeliads. Perfect for collectors, gardeners, and beginners alike. Visitors are welcome!

15/07/2026

Brom Spotlight

Wittrockia cyathiformis, discovered in the late 1700s by Brazilian Botanist Frei José Mariano da Conceição Vellozo coining the name cyathiformis derived from latin meaning “cup shaped”.
Due to the massive catalog of species collected by Vellozo it wasn’t published until 18 years after his death and originally given the name Tillandsia Cyathormis and then believed to be a hohenbergia then later a Canistrum and finally was placed in the correct genus Wittrockia.

Growing relatively large, Wittrockia Cyanthiformis grows great in bright indirect light and looks fantastic as a clump and grows pretty well in our climate flower spikes last for months and plants flower around 3-6years so may take some time for that clump to form but certainly worth the wait.

08/07/2026

Here are the details of our next Illawarra Bromeliad Society meeting. Hope you can join us! 😍

📅 Date: Saturday, 1st August 2026
🕛 Time: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
(Doors open at 12noon for plant sales. Meeting starts at 1pm)
📍 Location: Berkeley Community Centre, 40 Winnima Way, Berkeley NSW 2506 (entry and parking at the rear of venue)

We will hold our AGM at this meeting.

Speaker: Stephen Wain will do a demonstration on separating Bromeliads and removing pups.

Meeting Activities:
🌿 Competition Display
🪴 Plant Sales
📚 Literature and pots etc Sales
🎟️ Raffle
☕ Afternoon Tea

Expert advice, and information on how to grow and care for bromeliads. Perfect for collectors, gardeners, and beginners alike. Visitors are welcome!

06/07/2026

Our monthly meeting was extra special as it was the Illawarra Bromeliad Society's annual 'soup and sweets'. Thank you to everyone who brought a dish to share. We were also treated to a talk and slide show about Graham's recent trip to Patagonia and Antarctica. I think that trip has made its way into a few bucket lists, despite the lack of Antarctic bromeliads 😁. As usual, our monthly competition did not disappoint; well done to all who entered 👏🏻.

Thank you too Edwina for the photos!

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Berkeley, NSW
2506

Website

https://www.facebook.com/groups/illawarrabroms

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