THE NATIONAL BEGONIA SOCIETY
NATIONAL SHOW SCHEDULE 2026
At Worcester Show
Sunday 9th August 2026
At Pitchcroft Racecourse WR2 2RD
Entries to, and further details from,
The NBS Show Manager, Mike Avis,
19 Moreton Avenue, Bideford, Devon EX39 3AY
Email: mikeavis44@gmail.com – Tel 07710 454230
Entries to be received by Friday 17th July 2026
In order to determine staging requirements.
Please inform us if you cannot stage your entries by 1st August 2026
Exhibitors have car parking space provided.
Admission to the show is £2.60 for advance purchase
or £4.00 at the gate
To order your show tickets www.worcestershow.org.uk
NATIONAL BEGONIA SOCIETY CLASSES
All Classes are Open to non-members other than
the Championship Classes, 1, 10 & 19 as stated below
REGULATIONS
Marquees will be open from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday 8th August and from 7.30 a.m. with all exhibits to be ready for judging by 9.00 a.m. Sunday 9th August at which time marquees are cleared. All surplus plant material, packing material etc. must be removed.
No unauthorized person will be allowed in the show area whilst judging is in progress.
Judges’ decisions are final. Any protest must be lodged with the Show Secretary by 1pm on Sunday 9th August 2026.
Judging will be according to NBS rules.
No unauthorized person will be allowed in the show area whilst judging is in progress.
There will be only one entry permitted by any exhibitor in any class.
The National Begonia Society will provide boards for the cut bloom classes. Adhesive labels must not be stuck on the boards. Exhibitors must use the NBS name sheets provided.
Plants in the Pot Plant Classes may be raised up off the staging provided, using unobtrusive supporting objects, but only to ensure that the foliage can rest safely clear of the staging or to balance the exhibit.
No external embellishments such as cloth around the pots will be permitted.
Plants will be judged as individual Pot Plants.
All Exhibits must carry an Exhibitors Card and must be correctly named.
If unknown, this must be stated “UNKNOWN”
Any plant showing disease or pest infestation will be removed from the show.
The Organizers of the show will make careful arrangements for the protection of all exhibits but cannot be answerable or responsible for any loss or damage to exhibits.
No exhibit / part-exhibit / or prize card may be removed before 5.00pm on Sunday 9th August 2026
All NBS trophies are PERPETUAL and must be returned to the Begonia Show Secretary by the date of the AGM in 2026
The National Begonia Society reserves the right to withhold the award of any prize and only current members can receive NBS Trophies and Medals. Prize money will be paid by cheque to the exhibitors address.
The Presentation of Trophies and Special Awards will be held at 4.00pm on Sunday 9th August
1. Seven Pots of Tuberous Double Begonias. NBS Members Only. Exhibitors
to provide their own staging. Table depth 760mm.
THE “BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP & FRED MARTIN” TROPHY
1st £ 120 2nd £ 100 3rd £ 85 4th £ 70 5th £ 50
2. Three Pots of Tuberous Double Begonias
THE “ERIC CATTERAL” TROPHY
1st £ 50 2nd £ 30 3rd £ 20
3. One Pot of Tuberous Double Begonias
THE “SIDNEY LONGSHAW” TROPHY
1st £15 2nd £ 10 3rd £ 7
4. Six Pots of Tuberous Double Begonias. Plants to be grown in pots of
diameter no greater than 18cm or of volume no greater than 3L.
Plants to be grown as one main stem, and side shoots to be clearly
visible above the compost.
THE “ALLAN CLARKE” TROPHY
1st £60 2nd £ 40 3rd £30 4th £ 20
5. One Pot of Tuberous Double Begonia to be grown as in class 4
1st £15 2nd £ 10 3rd £ 7
6. Three pots of Tuberous Double Begonia grown on a single stem with all
side shoots removed. Plants to be grown in pots of diameter no greater
than 18cm or of volume no greater than 3L.
1st £20 2nd £ 10 3rd £ 5
THE “SAM HARRIS” CUP
7 One pot of Tuberous Double Begonia to be grown as in class 6
1st £ 8 2nd £ 4 3rd £ 3
8. One Pot and one cut bloom of Tuberous Double Begonia.
Must be the same cultivar
1st £ 15 2nd £ 10 3rd £ 7
9. One hanging container of Begonias
THE “C A SOTHERS” TROPHY
1st £ 20 2nd £15 3rd £ 8
10. Twelve Cut Blooms of Tuberous Double Begonias,
Not less than eight distinct cultivars. NBS Members Only
THE “NATIONAL SOCIETY CHAMPIONSHIP” &
THE “J MUNSON” TROPHY
1st £ 120 2nd £100 3rd £ 85 4th £ 70 5th £50
11. Six Cut Blooms of Tuberous Double Begonias.
Not less than three distinct cultivars
THE “BLACKMORE & LANGDON CHALLENGE CUP”
1st £ 60 2nd £ 40 3rd £ 30 4th £ 20
12. Three Cut Blooms of Tuberous Double Begonias
Three Distinct cultivars
1st £ 8 2nd £ 5 3rd £ 4
13. Three Cut Blooms of Tuberous Double Begonias
Red and/or crimson
1st £8 2nd £ 5 3rd £ 4
14. Three Cut Blooms of Tuberous Double Begonias
Pink and/or salmon
1st £ 8 2nd £ 5 3rd £ 4
15. Three Cut Blooms of Tuberous Double Begonias
Orange and/or yellow
1st £ 8 2nd £5 3rd £ 4
16. Three Cut Blooms of Tuberous Double Begonias
White and/or cream
1st £ 8 2nd £ 5 3rd £ 4
17. Three Cut Blooms of Tuberous Double Begonias
Picotee and/or bi-colour
1st £ 8 2nd £ 5 3rd £ 4
18. One cut bloom of Tuberous Double Begonia
1st £6 2nd £ 4 3rd £ 3
Rosettes will be awarded to the Best Individual Bloom in each colour category, Red and/or Crimson, Pink and/or Salmon, Orange and/or Yellow, White and/or Cream and Picotee and/or Bi-colour in classes 10 to 18 inclusive
THE ‘BLACKMORE & LANGDON’ TROPHY will be awarded to the Exhibitor
with the most points in Classes – 1 – 18
Points awarded as follows 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Class 1 and 10 9 6 4 3 2
Classes 4 and 11 6 4 3 2 1
Classes 2, 6, 12 to 17 4 3 2
Classes 3, 5, 7, 8, 9 & 18 3 2 1
19 7 Pots or Containers of Foliage Begonias arranged for effect. NBS Members Only.
A bench space of 760mm deep, with the staging equipment to be provided by the exhibitor.
THE “BRITISH FOLIAGE CHAMPIONSHIP & BILL HEATLEY TROPHY”
1st £ 120 2nd £ 100 3rd £ 85 4th £ 70 5th £ 50
20. Three Pots of Begonia – Rex and/or Rhizomatous
1st £ 45 2nd £ 30 3rd £ 20
THE “JEFF RHODES” TROPHY
21. One Pot of Begonia – Rex or Rhizomatous
1st £ 15 2nd £ 10 3rd £ 7
22. One Pot of Flowering Begonia and One Pot Foliage Begonia any type
1st £ 25 2nd £ 15 3rd £ 10
23. One Pot of Begonia – Cane or shrub
1st £ 15 2nd £ 10 3rd £ 7
24. Three Pots of Begonia other than large tuberous double and
those scheduled above.
1st £ 25 2nd £ 15 3rd £ 10
25. One Pot of Begonia other than large tuberous double and
those scheduled above.
1st £ 10 2nd £ 8 3rd £ 5
THE ‘FRED BEDSON’ CUP’ will be awarded to the Best Exhibit in classes 19 to 25
THE ‘ALF POTTY’ TROPHY will be awarded to the Exhibitor with the most points in Classes 19 – 25
Points awarded as follows 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Class 19 9 6 4 3 2
Class 20 & 24 4 3 2
Classes 21, 22, 23 & 25 3 2 1
NOVICE CLASSES
A Novice Exhibitor will be someone who has not won more than 8 first prizes at NBS National Shows since 2017.
26. Three Pots of Tuberous Double Begonias
THE ‘JOHN BAGSHAW’ TROPHY
1st £ 25 2nd £ 15 3rd £ 10
27. One Pot of Tuberous Double Begonia
1st £ 10 2nd £ 8 3rd £ 5
28 One Pot of Foliar Begonia any type in a maximum pot size
Of 8 inches or 4 litre volume
1st £ 4 2nd £ 2 3rd £ 1
29 Three Pots of multiflora Begonias in a maximum pot size of
8 inches or 4 litre volume
1st £ 8 2nd £ 5 3rd £ 3
30 One Pot of multiflora Begonia in a maximum pot size of
8 inches or 4 litre volume
1st £ 4 2nd £ 2 3rd £ 1
31. Three Cut Blooms of Tuberous Double Begonias
1st£5 2nd £ 3 3rd £ 2
32. One Cut Bloom of Tuberous Double Begonia
1st £ 3 2nd £ 2 3rd £ 1
THE ‘S.LONGSHAW’ MEMORIAL SHIELD – will be awarded to the best exhibit in classes 26 to 32.
THE ‘ALF LEWIN’ TROPHY will be awarded to the Exhibitor with the most points in the Novice Classes
Points awarded as follows 1st 2nd 3rd
Classes 26, 29 and 31 4 3 2
Classes 27, 28, 30 and 32 3 2 1
THE ‘EGERTON TROPHY’ – will be awarded to the exhibit of most merit in the Show
THE ‘A NOAKES’ TROPHY AND NBS BRONZE MEDAL – will be awarded to the Best Pot of Tuberous Double Begonia in the Show
THE ‘ALF LEWIN’ MEMORIAL TROPY AND NBS BRONZE MEDAL – will be awarded to the Best Cut Bloom of Tuberous Double Begonia in the Show
AN NBS BRONZE MEDAL – will be awarded to the Best Pot Plant other than tuberous double begonia in the Show
SEEDLING CLASS – THE NBS SEEDLING AWARD
Judged by the Society Floral Committee, will be awarded as follows
33. One un-named new cultivar of Begonia either a pot or cut bloom. The cultivar must be grown by the raiser (hybridiser), who must be a Society Member, an amateur, and normally entered by the raiser, though exceptionally the Secretary may permit the raiser to nominate another member who may enter the variety in the raiser’s name. Members may submit more than one entry for this award. A cash prize of £20 and a diploma may be awarded at the discretion of the Floral Judge’s if they verify that the Seedling is worthy of naming.
NATIONAL BEGONIA SOCIETY
NATIONAL SHOW AT WORCESTER SHOW
ENTRY FORM 2026
Exhibitor Name ____________________________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________________________
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_____________________________________ Postcode___________
Telephone No. _______________________ Mobile:________________
Email Address: _______________________________________________________
| ENTRY FORM 2026 – ENTRIES CLOSE 17TH JULY – ONLY ONE PERSON PER ENTRY FORM | |||
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| Entries are free and limited to 1 per class per exhibitor. Please confirm you are eligible as novice – less than 8 first prizes since 2017. Please contact Mike Avis if you are unable to stage your entries by 1st August 2026. Use an additional sheet for more than 15 entries | |||
| Email entries to Mike Avis Show Manager mikeavis44@gmail.com or by post to 19, Moreton Avenue, Bideford Devon EX39 3AY. Please supply stamped and self-addressed envelope for postal confirmation of entry. Emails will be used generally to confirm entries rather than postal service. | |||