(June 2, 2002 in Fort Myers, FL)

 See the winners down below:

Total Entries = 729

Gold Seals = 368 or 50%, 37 seedlings, 6 amateurs

 

	At 1 P.M. the doors opened and the crowd rushed into the spacious Exhibition Hall
Chapter president, Craig Curtis
Two past presidents of the American Hibiscus Society, Pete Conrad and Carl Powell
	Curt Sinclair, the current president, gets some blooms ready for judging..
	Carl Powell, again, and Dawn Reynolds
Ed Flory stays busy as a show director.
	Jane Flory and Rita Hall, editor of The Seed Pod.
Carlos Reynolds and Elaine Scobey

The winners are:

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

Sweepstakes - Amateur: Brett Smith, RASPBERRY SWIRL	Sweepstakes - Collector: Karla & Jerry Holmes, MT. SHASTA
Sweepstakes - Open Collector: Nola & Carlos Reynolds, DANCING FIRE	Sweepstakes - Commercial: Exotic Hibiscus (Curt Sinclair), PRINCE HENRY

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. 

 

Amateur Single: Frank Hefferman, HIGH VOLTAGE	Amateur Double: Brett Smith, TUBIZE
Collector Single: Marie & George Heacock, TIGERAMA	Collector Double: Gary Smith, TUBIZE
Open Collector Single: Bonnie & Tony Orpi, FANTASY CHARM	Open Collector Double: Nola & Carlos Reynolds, BESSIE
Commercial Single: Don Mixon & Kathy Grandoff, BONNIE B	Commercial Double: Don Mixon & Kathy Grandoff, ANNA ELIZABETH
Miniature Single: Don Mixon & Kathy Grandoff, ANTIQUE TREASURE	Miniature Double: Tony & Bonnie Orpi, PRIDE OF HANKINS

Seedling Regular Single: Wendy & Bob Collins, SNEAK PREVIEW	Seedling Miniature Double: Elaine & Russ Scobey, 1-1
Seedling Miniature Single: Wendy & Bob Collins, 2-007

 

The blooms below were the overall Bests of Show. 

Miniature: Elaine & Russ Scobey, SWEET HEART	Seedling: Elaine & Russ Scobey, BEWITCHING
Single: Bonnie & Tony Orpi, SILVER MEMORIES	Double: Nola & Carlos Reynolds, HOLLY'S PRIDE

 

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