The Hunter Valley African Violet Society Inc.

Meetings for 2024 
21st January - 10:30 for 11am start combined meeting with other AV groups.
- Ruth Coulson's Adventures with Hybridising. R Coulson
- How to Hybridise. S Hodges
- Trends in Gardens - GCA presentation. D Fripp

After January we start at NOON

18th February - How a gesneriad is judged

17th March - Miniature gesneriads and Petrocosmeas

21st April - Chilean Gesneriads

May - no meeting.

16th June - History of Streptocarpus

21st July –Pots, potting mix & fertilisers

18th August – Sprays and spraying.

15th September -No meeting

20th October –Gesneriads grown for their foliage, including variegated plants. Cancelled as we will be at the Collectors Plant Fair

17th November - Streptocarpus.

15th December - What I can't grow well - help!  plan program for 2025.


Meetings for 2023

8th January - Combined meeting with AVAA (Sydney). Sinningia lindleyii  10am

12th February - Sinningia speciosa 10am

19th March - Flowering rhizomatious gesneriads.10am

16th April - What's not doing well.

21st May - no meeting.

18th June - Light and Temperature - how  does the plant tell us what is needs.

16th July –Australian hybridisers and Australian hybrids. NOON

20th August – Harvesting rhizomes.

17th September -No meeting

15th October –Gesneriads grown inside, outside and in the garden.

12th November -Dividing/rejuvenating Streptocarpus.

17th Dec - What is doing well show and tell, plan program for 2024.


Meetings for 2022

9th January - Combined meeting with AVAA (Sydney). 10am start.

13th February - What is doing well. Zoom

13th March - Hybridising Gesneriads. Zoom.

10th April - Presenting plants for show & Kohleria

May - no meeting.

12th June - Fertiliser and Potting mix

10th July –Winter Care

14th August – Rhizomes, tubers and Gesneriads grown for foliage.

11th September -No meeting

9th October –Streptocarpus

13th November -Collecting seed and growing from seed

11th Dec - What is looking good, plan program for 2023.


Meetings for 2021

Meetings have been disrupted due to covid.


Meetings for 2020

12th January - My Favourite Gesneriad.

9th February - Episcia

8th March - What is/is not doing well

12th April - How to present your plant for showing.

May - no meeting.

14th June - Potting mixes for gesneriads

12th July – Rhizomes/tubers, harvesting, storing and planting.

9th August – Primulina

13th September - Titanotrichum oldhamii

11th October – Miniature Sinningias

8th November - Break up and rejuvenate streptocarpus

13th Dec - Furry gesneriads



Meetings for 2019

Planned at our December 2018 meeting, may change as the year progresses.

13th January - Webinair

10th February - Basket Gesneriads

10th March - Hybridising mechanics

14th April - Species Gesneriads

May - no meeting.

14th June - Potting mixes for gesneriads

12th July – Rhizomes/tubers, harvesting, storing and planting.

9th August – Primulina

13th September - Titanotrichum oldhamii

11th October – Miniature Sinningias

8th November - Break up and rejuvenate streptocarpus

13th Dec - Furry gesneriads





8th Dec - Sinningias


Meetings for 2018

Planned at our December 2017 meeting, may change as the year progresses.

14th January - Miniature Gesneriads

11th February - Episcia

11th March - Photographing plants.

8th April - Fieldia and seed from the seed fund.

May - no meeting.

10th June - Botanic terms used in naming species gesneriads.

8th July – Australian hybrids and Australinan hybridisers

12th August – Gesneriads to grow in full sun, part sun and shade.

9th September - My favourite species gesneriad.

14th October – Columnea.

11th November - What is doing well and what is not doing well.

9th Dec - My favourite foliage gesneriad.