(May 5, 2002 in Port Richey, FL)

 See the winners down below:

Total Entries = 645

Gold Seals = 305 or 47.3%, 31 seedlings, 13 amateurs

 

Ann Buchanan, and Ed Reynolds, past chapter presidents, are both running for 2nd vice president of the American Hibiscus Society.	645 blooms is a lot of blooms to judge.
	Randy Cox putting a bloom through a hoop to make sure it qualifies as a miniature.
Mary Ann Dunn, Doug Hotelling and Don Mixon preparing blooms for judging.	Zelma Neef and Dawn Reynolds, chapter president, dealing with the paperwork of the show.

The winners are:

Sweepstakes winning exhibitors have chosen the blooms below to represent themselves.

Sweepstakes - Amateur: Irene Collins, SURE WINNER	Sweepstakes - Collector: Beti & Don Naughgle, MEJOR
Sweepstakes - Open Collector: Nola & Carlos Reynolds, SURE FIRE	Sweepstakes - Commercial: Exotic Hibiscus (Curt Sinclair), KARIN LEE

The above were the winning growers and the flowers they chose to represent themselves.

The flowers below were the winning blooms by category and their growers. 

 

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Amateur Single: Irene Collins, QUARTER POUNDER	Amateur Double: none
Collector Single: Ann & Buck Buchanan, CHARLIE'S ANGEL	Collector Double: Ann & Buck Buchanan, TOP KNOT
Open Collector Single: Nola & Carlos Reynolds, MEJOR	Open Collector Double: Nola & Carlos Reynolds, PRO LEGATO
Commercial Single: Exotic Hibiscus (Curt Sinclair), BYRON METTS	Commercial Double: Kathy Grandoff & Don Mixon, ATLANTIS
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Miniature Single: Wilbur Staver, POND SCUM	Miniature Double: Ann & Buck Buchanan, JENNIFER LEE

Seedling Regular Single: Bob & Wendy Collins, MIRAGE

 

The blooms below were the overall Bests of Show. 

Miniature: Exotic Hibiscus (Curt Sinclair), PLUM PUDDING	Seedling: Duncan Othen, RUSTY-PASTEL
Single: Annelle & Randy Cox, HIGH VOLTAGE	Double: Jane & Ed Flory, RUTH WATSON

 

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