1. Aechmea 3. Billbergia 4. Cryptanthus or Orthophytum 5. Guzmania 6. Bromeliad species (any genus) 7. Neoregelia 8. Neoregelia Midi size 9. Nidularioids 10. Tillandsia Small Blooming 11. Tillandsia Small Foliage 12. Tillandsia colony 13. Tillandsioideae 14. Tillandsia Large Blooming 15. Tillandsia Large Foliage 16. Vriesea Blooming 17. Vriesea Foliage 18. Bigeneric or other genus not listed above 19. Miniature bromeliad 20. Variegated bromeliad 21. Pitcairnioideae 23. Dish or tray garden or novelty planting 24. Bromeliad arrangement 25. Artistic or floral arrangement 26. Decorative container 27. Hanging container 28. New Zealand hybrid 29. Original Bromeliad Art Work 30. Educational display 1. Exhibitors must be financial members of the Bromeliad Society of N.Z. 2. A maximum of two plants may be entered in each class. 3. Plants must have been grown by exhibitor for at least six months prior to show. 4. Plants must be clean and healthy, free from scale and insects and drained of water. Pots must be clean and potting mix free of weeds and other plant material. Each plant should be correctly labelled with name, or if unnamed, with parents, and with no abbreviations. (ie. Neoregelia hybrid is unacceptable). This rule does not apply to classes 16, 17 and 28. Labelling not necessary in Classes 23 to 25, and 29. BROMELIAD SOCIETY OF N.Z. (INC) COMPETITIVE SHOW 2026 CONDITIONS OF ENTRY SCHEDULE OF CLASSES Conducted as part of our annual Friday February 20 th (accepting entries and set up) Saturday February 21 st and Sunday February 22 nd 10.00am to 3.00pm 5. Plants may be potted only in standard clay, terracotta, green or black plastic pots or unadorned bonsai pots. They may also be mounted on any suitable material. 6. No commercial leaf shine, cream or milk may be used to enhance the appearance of the plant. 7. A pot may contain single or multiple plants provided they are attached to a single rootstock. This applies to Classes 1 to 9, 16 to 21 and 28. 8. Neoregelia Midi size is for plants less than 200mm high and 250mm wide. 9. Nidularioids include Nidularium, Canistropsis, Canistrum, Wittrockia and Edmundoa. 10. Tillandsias must be firmly attached to mounts and must look established. They may be single or with attached offsets of one type only, within the stated measurements. Fiji Trophy awarded for Best Tillandsia. 11. Tillandsia sizes are: Small (up to 20cm (8in)), Large (20cm up (8in plus)). These measurements exclude inflorescence and mount. 12. Tillandsia colony is for multiple plants of the same type only. 13. Tillandsioideae is for genera in this subfamily other than Guzmania, Tillandsia or Vriesea. These genera are Alcantarea, Barfussia, Catopsis, Cipuropsis, Glomeropitcairnia, Goudaea, Gregbrownia, Jagrantia, Josemania, Lemeltonia, Lutheria, Mezobromelia, Pseudalcantarea, Racinaea, Stigmatodon, Wallisia, Waltillia and Zizkaea. 14. Miniature bromeliad may be single or have multiple heads attached to a single rootstock, no plant more than 12.5cm (5in) high excluding inflorescence. Tillandsias are not permitted in this class. 15. Variegated bromeliad is a plant with white, pink or red longitudinal stripes on leaves. 16. Pitcairnioideae includes Dyckia, Puya, Pitcairnia, Hechtia, Navia and Deuterocohnia. 17. Olive Allan Trophy for Best of Show chosen from Classes 1 to 22 and 28 only. 18. Class 24 Bromeliad Arrangement uses bromeliads only and can incorporate only natural materials. Plastic pots are not allowed. Ern Bailey Trophy for Best Arrangement awarded to winner of this class. 19. Class 25 Artistic or floral arrangement may use other types of plant but must include a significant amount of bromeliad material. 20. Class 26 Decorative Container where emphasis is placed on harmony or contrast between plant and container, and Class 27 Hanging Container where balance is sought, may contain more than one plant but of one type only. 21. Class 29 May be painting, drawing, photograph, needlework or other original work of art executed by the exhibitor. Photos must be original copies before publication. 22. Class 30 May be any collection of bromeliads and/or other visual aids designed to educate on any phase of bromeliad horticulture. Maximum size is 1 sq. metre. 23. Entries will be accepted between 2pm. and 5pm. only on Friday 20 th February. 24. Entries may not be removed from show until after 3pm. on Sunday 22 nd February. 25. Unless mentioned above other rules as BSI standard show. Final decision rests with Competition Stewards.Next >