American Begonia Society Convention - Begonia Show

 

The 2026 American Begonia Society National Convention & Southwest Region Get-Together was in Fort Worth Texas.  It was hosted by the Mae Blanton Dallas Fort Worth Branch and the Fort Worth Botanic Garden Begonia Species Bank and Collection.  Here are pictures of the begonia show.

B. Rex won the Peoples Choice award

B. 'Martha Stewart'

b. masoniana

B. variegata 

B. 'Steve's Leaves Mr. Miller'

B. wollnyi 

B. wollnyi 

B. melanobullata

B. 'Pink Minx'

B. 'Snow Capped' (variegated) 1st Place Best Cane (Lou Dyess Award) Arielle Brooks

B. Rain Dance

B. 'Bobbie Price'

B. 'Copper Sunset'

B. 'Nola'

B. chloroneura

B. natunaensis 

B. 'Red Bull'

B. Uknown Rex

B. ludwigii 

B. 'Torch'

B. listada

B. 'Challenger'

B. 'Pulsar'

B. dregei

B. 'Withlacoochee' (variegated)

B. 'Steve's Leaves Wow'

Here are begonias grown in terrariums.

b. batuphila grown by Jonathan Ball 

Mixed Terrarium B. polilloensis, B. chingipengii, B. blancii 'mottled' grown by Kari Brooks

B. pteridoides grown by Douglas Hahn

B. montis-elephantis 

Contained Atmosphere Multiple Begonias

B. ningmingensis var. bella grown by Kathy Barrows

B. bullatifolia

B. amphioxus x ignita grown by Douglas Byrom

B. lichenora grown by Douglas Byrom

There was also some begonia related stained glass and photography in the show.

Stained Glass by Khairil Azhar Junos

Begonia Photography B. 'Connee Boswell' by Myra Burkhardt

The Fort Worth Botanic Garden Begonia Species Bank and Collection, included an exhibit on their begonia photography project.

American Begonia Society - Atlanta Show

 Here are some pictures of the begonia show at the American Begonia Society convention in Atlanta Georgia.

Best In Show

b. ningmingensis var bella grown by Johanna Zinn

b. ningmingensis var bella grown by Johanna Zinn

B. My Special Angel grown by Johnnie Hadley

B. Fabulous Tom grown by Mariana DiVita

B. Eric Seal grown by Mariana DiVita

B. Crackln Rosie grown by Butch McDole

 B. Ginny grown by Mariana Divita

 B. Mariana's Monster grown by Johnnie Hadley

B. Cierge Magique grown by Steve's Leaves - Best New Introduction

Begonia Collection grown by Mariana Divita

B. Old Blue grown by Mariana DiVita

B. longiciliata grown by David Mellard

B. Unknown rhizomatous grown by Mariana DiVita

B. Janet Brown grown by Mariana Divita

B. La Cresta grown by Mariana DeVita

B. metallica grown by Mariana DiVita

B. Jovian grown by Sabrina Hagerman

B. bullatifolia grown by Johanna Zin

B. lyniceorum grown by Johanna Zinn

B scapigera grown by Sabrina Hagerman

B. sp. Aff Mendumia grown by Wallace Wells

B. U-690 grown by Wallace Wells

B. melanobullata by David Mellard

B. Orange Glow by Steve's Leaves

B. Helen Teupel grown by Steve's Leaves

B. Mariana's Monster grown by Mariana DiVita

From left to right, B. Benitosobomi grown by Mariana DiVita, Picture of B. Tamdaoensis by Stephen Maciejewski, B. Oteka grown by Mariana DiVita, B. Bowerae var nigramarga grown by Don Miller and B. Fairy grown by Mariana DiVita