Reminders

December Birthdays please bring goodies to the January Meeting!

Happy  Birthday to…….

 

Anyone I missed, than Happy Birthday to you!!!!

 

Welcome All New Members

Glad your on Board!!!

 

A big Thank You goes to……

Becky Blackwood for arranging the Annual Christmas Party

On the Cover……

Billbergia  ( Ellen )

Cv. of ( Olive Baldwin ) x ( Poquito Blanco ) hybrid by Don Beadle in 1983.  5 to 6 inch  curly leptopoda type tube  primarily white splotched and patterened in darker tones of reddish brown and purple black. Plants become smaller , curler, and whiter in strong light.   Prolific and best grown in clumps.

Billbergia Ellen 2, entered by Ellen Baskerville was a winning entry in the decorative container class several years ago in Sarasota. It was a stunning entry peachy color ed  plant and matching ceramic wall sconce. This plant had been named in her honor.

Photographed by:

Colleen Hendrix